Health Equity office eyed in House vote

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.

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.…