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Reply April 15, 2021 Health advocates said on Thursday that legislation approved by the General Assembly this year will reduce health care disparities in measurable ways. Subscribe They pointed in particular to the Maryland Health Equity Resource Act, Senate Bill 172 and House Bill 463, which will fund grants in neighborhoods that have suffered from health disparities and poor health outcomes. Organizations within those communities including hospitals, non-profit organizations, universities and health centers will be able to apply for grants from the program, which will receive $59 million over the next five years. Subscribe To be approved, grant-seekers must demonstrate that their program or initiative will reduce health disparities, improve outcomes, boost access to primary care, prevent illness, or reduce hospital use.

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