BOSTON – The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would create a state Office of Health Equity, which supporters said would work toward eliminating health disparities based on factors like race and income.
State Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, a Jamaica Plain Democrat and the bill's sponsor, described the move as "another chapter in our road to health reform" and said minorities face disproportionate rates of death and disability.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his aides have said a lot of nice things about Bernie Sanders, but not this one: He's ready to be president.
The key omission was particularly noticeable Wednesday as Obama andSanders met for their first one-on-one since Sanders jolted the Democratic campaign and locked Hillary Clinton in an unexpectedly tight race.
