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These guidelines were created to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities.
What are the National CLAS Standards?
The largest payer of home care services in the U.S.
What is Medicaid?
This Howard University surgeon developed Blood Plasma preservation techniques that lead to blood banks.
Who was Dr. Charles Drew?
This is the largest health care occupation.
What are registered nurses?
First Black Vice President
Who is Kamala Harris?
The availability of this should be provided to all patients clearly, both verbally and in writing, and in their preferred way.
What are language assistance services?
Income eligibility for all individuals living in families in Medicaid expansion states.
What is 138% of Federal Poverty Limit (FPL)?
Although his name is similar to the first US president, this agriculturist is known for developing peanut butter.
Who was George Washington Carver?
This state has the highest number of physicians per capita.
What is the District of Columbia?
First Black Governor of Maryland
Who is Wes Moore?
He said, "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane."
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
The maximum % that States must finance for Medicaid.
What is 50% of costs?
To combat cold NJ winters, she invented the central heating furnace in 1919.
Who was Alice Parker?
Individuals over this age account for 26% of physician visits and 35% of hospital stays.
What is 65 years old?
Current Mayor of Atlanta
Who is Andre Dickens?
The combined cost of health disparities and subsequent costs due to inadequate or inequitable care is?
What is 1.24 trillion dollars?
These demonstration waivers allow States to test new approaches in Medicaid not otherwise allowed under current law.
What are Section 1115 waivers?
This physician invented the Laserphaco Probe which revolutionized cataract surgery.
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
Siloed education programs rarely offer opportunities for different healthcare professionals to learn together. This type of education can improve their ability to provide high-quality, patient-centered care.
What is Inter-professional Education (IPE)?
Current Mayor of Los Angeles
Who is Karen Bass?
This set of standards focus on policy, practices, resource allocation, and hiring.
What is Governance, Leadership, and Workforce?
This Act gave States the option to extend Postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to 12 months.
What is the American Rescue Plan Act?
This man developed the filament that allowed Thomas Edison's lightbulb to function properly.
Who was Lewis Latimer?
These policies affecting nurse practitioners and physician assistants may help increase capacity of the healthcare workforce and align care processes to financial incentives.
What are scope-of-practice regulations?
Twice ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Georgia
Who is Stacey Abrams?