United States of Care To Host Press Briefing on Release of ‘Health Equity Data Report’

Washington, D.C. — Today, United States of Care will host a press briefing on the release of our health equity data report, “The Health Equity Landscape From the People’s Perspective: 4 Key Insights from USofCare’s Listening Work”, a multi-year research project intended to highlight the inequities faced by historically underserved communities within the American health care system, including Latino, Black, Native, and rural populations.

WHO

• Venice Haynes, Ph.D.,  Director of Research and Community Engagement, United States of Care
• Kevin Perez-Allen, Chief Communications Officer, United States of Care

WHAT

Dr. Haynes will brief the media on the 25-page report, highlighting findings from the study, including experiences with health care inequities among people of color and rural communities and the varying challenges faced therein. Following these remarks, there will be a Q&A opportunity for participating media.

WHEN

Thursday, January 5, 2023 – 2:00 p.m. ET

WHERE

Link to join this briefing on Zoom

WHY

This report is a deep dive into some of the data USofCare has gathered over the last two years through a variety of methods with thousands of adults living across the United States. USofCare’s research cuts across the challenges people face with the health care system and the solutions people want to prioritize to solve them. For the purposes of this report, we examined the data specific to inequities that came up in our various methodologies, from community conversations, focus groups, and public opinion polling.

About United States of Care

United States of Care is a nonpartisan organization committed to ensuring that everyone has access to quality, affordable health care.