COVID exacerbated racial inequities in healthcare. Can startups help?

By Clara Molot
Published 5 Min Read

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A key finding from a healthcare study this month was poignant: “Racial and ethnic inequities are pervasive across all state health systems,” according to the report from the Commonwealth Fund, a healthcare foundation.

The COVID-19 pandemic only extended the divide, the healthcare foundation found in an extensive study of U.S. data. Average life expectancy for Black and Hispanic people fell more sharply compared with white people.

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