The Equity Advocate: Volume 1, Number 1
THE DIRECTOR’S CORNER Welcome to The Equity Advocate, a monthly overview of the critical issues and events that are trending, or influence the efforts of our members and stakeholders to identify and
NMQF Praises CMS New ICD-10 Codes for the Treatment of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
On August 2, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the release of the FY2023 ICD-10-CM Code Files. The NMQF National Alliance for Brain Health and Awareness is
National Minority Quality Forum, URAC to Explore Establishment of Health Equity Standards
National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), the America’s leading health research and advocacy organization focusing on underserved and minoritized populations, and URAC, the nation’s largest and most complete independent healthcare accreditation organization, announced they will explore the establishment of health equity standards for use by URAC in its accreditation and certification processes.
Leading Health Equity Organizations Urge Congress to Support the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
Today, health equity organizations, led by the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), urged Congressional leaders to support the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (S. 1873 / H.R. 1946).
National Minority Quality Forum, FDA Leaders Call for Clinical Research Investments to Increase Equitable Health Care to Diverse Populations
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) announced that “Integrating Research into Community Practice — Toward Increased Diversity in Clinical Trials,” by health leaders at the U.S. Food and Drug
Op-Ed: The Debate Underpinning FDA’s Approval of a New Alzheimer’s Drug
The controversy over the Food and Drug Administration’s use of its accelerated approval pathway to make a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease available raises broader, fundamental issues about the purpose
Op-Ed: Don’t Forget the Purpose of a Healthcare System
Americans should be deeply concerned about our “sick-care” health system. We wait until people fall seriously ill, and then we apply rescue care. But we don’t provide the average American
National Minority Quality Forum Partners with Twitter to Reach, Strengthen Underserved Communities
Today, National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) announced it is partnering with Twitter to help decrease health disparities and build sustainable healthy communities throughout the United States. As a part of
National Minority Quality Forum Supports S. 1873
National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) strongly supports the leaders in Congress, Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Tim Scott (R-SC) who have introduced the Medicare