Altarum Releases New Estimate of the Cost of Health Disparities in Texas, Including Impacts of COVID-19
January 15, 2021
January 15, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 15 (TNSRep) -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news:
In Texas, as in much of the country, there are wide disparities by race and ethnicity in health and the drivers of health. For example, 23 percent of Hispanics and 21 percent of Blacks in Texas report that they are not in good health compared to 16 percent of Whites; infant mortality varies by a factor of two among racial and ethnic groups; and deaths from diabetes are 75 percent higher for Bla . . .
In Texas, as in much of the country, there are wide disparities by race and ethnicity in health and the drivers of health. For example, 23 percent of Hispanics and 21 percent of Blacks in Texas report that they are not in good health compared to 16 percent of Whites; infant mortality varies by a factor of two among racial and ethnic groups; and deaths from diabetes are 75 percent higher for Bla . . .