The National Minority Quality Forum and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, in collaboration with the CBC Health Braintrust, honored Senator Harry Reid and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others at the National Health Disparities Summit "Innovation and Minority Health." From cradle to grave, health disparities exist in the form of disease and disability prevalence, higher rates of infant mortality and earlier death for minority populations. Besides the human toll, the significant financial impact of health inequities affects all Americans. The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies found that between 2003 and 2006, health and health care inequalities cost the U.S. $1.24 trillion in health care costs as well as economic impacts, such as lost wages and productivity.
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