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Health Care Civil Rights Under Medicare For All, Valarie K. Blake Mar 2021

Health Care Civil Rights Under Medicare For All, Valarie K. Blake

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The passage of Medicare for All would go a long way toward curing the inequality that plagues our health care system along racial, sex, age, health status, disability, and socioeconomic lines. Yet, while laudably creating a universal right to access to health care, Medicare for All may inadvertently dampen civil rights protections that are necessary to ensure equality in health care delivery, an outcome its creators and supporters surely would not intend.

Federal money is typically requisite for civil rights enforcement. Title VI, Title IX, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 all apply to recipients of federal financial assistance. …


Remedying Stigma-Driven Health Disparities In Sexual Minorities, Valarie K. Blake Jan 2017

Remedying Stigma-Driven Health Disparities In Sexual Minorities, Valarie K. Blake

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