The Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 Introduced

The Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 (HEAA) was introduced by members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus comprised of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. The bill builds on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to help address and eliminate the disparities in healthcare that exist within minority communities.  Specifically, this legislation improves and guides federal efforts in the following vital areas: data collection and reporting; culturally and linguistically appropriate health care; health workforce diversity; improvement of health outcomes for women, children and families; mental health; high impact minority diseases (hepatitis B, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, cancer); health information technology; emboldened accountability and evaluation; creation of a new Office of Minority Health at the Department of Veterans Affairs; and, addressing social determinants of health. 

You can read more about the bill by going to th Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus press release.

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