Opinion: Better collection, reporting of race and ethnicity data are essential for fighting Covid-19
This year has challenged Americans to confront their understanding of society and to start rewriting the future of equity in many national institutions, including our health care system.
As health care executives, we represent public health and medical experts fighting to eliminate health disparities. We are also members of one of the most vulnerable populations — Black Americans — who find themselves at a devastating confluence of risk for Covid-19 and for kidney disease, one of the chronic conditions that portends the worst Covid-19 outcomes.
