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Healthcare access is not created equal, and with lives on the line, it’s clear workers need more from their healthcare benefits.
While COVID-19 dropped the average American life expectancy by a year to 77.8 years in 2020, Black Americans’ life expectancy fell by nearly three years to 72, according to the CDC. And as women, people of color and the LGBTQ community continue to face discrimination in their healthcare experience, companies need to step up before employees step out.
Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio
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