Massachusetts has the lowest percentage of uninsured. Only 4.9% of the state population have no insurance. You can change insurance policies and explore State approved insurance plans here at the Massachusetts Health Connector.
Could having more African American doctors really improve healthcare for blacks and African Americans or does it matter who the doctors are?
feedback form | we don't think race is a significant factor
We visited the Kaplan School at Kenmore Square to see what goes on there. A majority of students enrolled in their medical technology training programs are black, African American or Spanish speaking. These students get jobs. They work for kidney dialysis clinics and many other medical treatment facilities throughout Greater Boston. In some cases freshly minted med tech graduates are allowed to work for up to 18 months before they are required to pass State certification exams to maintain their jobs.
Boston University Psychiatry Associates are conducting a research study for people who are trying to cut back or quit drinking.
Participants in their treatment research study are handled confidentially. No health Insurance is needed and qualified participants will be reimbursed for their time.
Pull up ReSPECT REGISTRY information on AboutBlackBoston.com's Health Tunnelsm. The ReSPECT REGISTRY is a way for individuals to participate in research studies at Boston University/Boston Medical for paid or unpaid opportunities that interest them.
African American KIDNEY DISEASE
So this is what a kidney dialysis machine looks like! OMG! The death rates per 100,000 population from high blood pressure is 15.6 for white males, 51.1 for black males, 14.3 for white females and 37.7 for black females.
Glance at kidney.org.
The Tunnel's opinion..
In the Age of Obama ...America's health care billing practices are a mess to be reckoned with. It doesn't make sense to receive billing statements several weeks to a month after you've had treatement. How can you verify service charges and dates when that happens?
