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Report: Alabama has poor health system performance, stark health care disparities

Alabama has some of the most severe disparities in health care outcomes among racial groups, according to a new report. The state ranked 44th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia on overall health system performance, according to a Commonwealth Fund report published last week. Alabama only did better than Tennessee, Kentucky, […] The post Report: Alabama has poor health system performance, stark health care disparities appeared first on Alabama Reflector.

Underfunding public health has devastated Alabama in our time of need

Underfunding public health has devastated Alabama in our time of need The Montgomery Advertiser 2/1/2021 Jim Carnes, Special to the Advertiser © Contributed Jim Carnes is the policy director for Alabama Arise. This is what happens when state budgets continually shortchange essential services. The rocky start to Alabama’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout has many causes that officials and observers alike have identified. They include lack of federal coordination, uncertain vaccine supply, complex technical requirements for early vaccines and the need to keep second doses in reserve. These factors are beyond the state’s control. But a crucial cause that has garnered less attention falls squarely on state lawmakers: Alabama has failed to create and maintain a disaster-ready public health infrastructure.

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