FACT SHEET: The Economic Burden Of Health Inequalities in the United States | Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

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FACT SHEET: The Economic Burden Of Health Inequalities in the United States

Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D.

Darrel J. Gaskin, Ph.D

Patrick Richard, Ph.D

September 2011

This fact sheet presents a summary of findings on the economic burden of health disparities in the United States.

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