U.S. Racial Health Gaps
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•The U.S. has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises
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During the past two decades there have been 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans relative to white Americans .
That represents a loss of more than 80 million years of life, according to a 2023 JAMA study.
KFF Health News undertook a yearlong examination of how government decisions undermine Black health.
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