"We tested whether new payment mechanisms could be harnessed in health care delivery reform to reduce health and health care disparities. Here’s what we found."

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The Merck Foundation recently launched Bridging the Gap, a pioneering effort to address the social and medical causes of disparities in diabetes care in eight underserved communities across the United States. Its stakeholders are particularly interested in developing sustainable models that address the medical and social needs of vulnerable populations.  

When it comes to reducing disparities in health and health care, we actually know a lot about the solutions.

This point struck me during a Health Affairs event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on June 6, during which I appeared among a number of panelists who shared research published in the June 2017 Equity issue.