S-3660 : Still Just a Bill

Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018

This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to the health of minority populations, including provisions to improve data collection, health literacy, health workforce diversity, and overall access to health care.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-11-27IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2018-11-27IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
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  • Allied health services
  • Blood and blood diseases
  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Census and government statistics
  • Child health
  • Computers and information technology
  • Consumer affairs
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Crime victims
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Dental care
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Drug therapy
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Environmental health
  • Family planning and birth control
  • Foreign language and bilingual programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Hawaii
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health care quality
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health personnel
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Hereditary and development disorders
  • Immunology and vaccination
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Medicaid
  • Medical education
  • Medical ethics
  • Medical research
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Medicare
  • Mental health
  • Minority health
  • Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
  • Prescription drugs
  • Racial and ethnic relations
  • Radiation
  • Research and development
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Sex and reproductive health
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
  • Sexually transmitted diseases
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Violent crime
  • Women's health