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Watch: Why the United States has made little progress in improving the health of Black Americans
Research shows that despite guarantees, the United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities. Some critics say the government is usually the principal wrongdoer.
KFF Health News conducted a year-long study of how government decisions affect Black health – reviewing court and inspection records and government reports, and interviewing dozens of academic researchers, doctors, politicians, community leaders, grieving moms and patients.
Over the past twenty years, black Americans have had 1.63 million more deaths than white Americans. According to A.A., this implies a loss of over 80 million years of life 2023 JAMA study.
The film features senior correspondents Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam, in addition to Morris Brown, a family physician from Kingstree, South Carolina.
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