"In America today, we have the highest maternal mortality rate and the highest infant mortality rate of any other wealthy country on Earth," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suggested Thursday the cancellation of all student debt and making public colleges and universities free would help solve the country’s shortage of Black, Latino and Native American health care workers. “In my view, we need to cancel student debt and make all public colleges and universities tuition free, so that all…
WASHINGTON — Doctors on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation addressing the disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality throughout the country and to lower barriers that have hindered people of color from becoming medical professionals. During a hearing in the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, a panel of five medical professionals detailed […] The post Doctors plead with Congress to help improve U.S. maternal mortality rates appeared first on Rhode Isl
Senators met Thursday to find solutions to the growing healthcare crisis and the acute shortage of minority healthcare workers as the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions delved into the issue.