Report cites health inequity, disconnect with primary care as barriers for treating CKD

A new report from the Milken Institute recommends that health officials prioritize identification of the root causes of health inequity that contribute to kidney disease in efforts to slow down its occurrence.

“Tackling this public health issue requires a whole-of-society effort, and in this report, we call on policymakers (federal, state and local), government agencies, health care administrators, health care providers, allied health professionals, payers, members of the community and community-based organizations (CBOs) to assume leadership and supporting roles and to collaborate with intention and urgency across public health, health delivery and nontraditional health sectors,” Sarah Wells Kocsis, MBA, director of the Milken Institute’s Center for Public Health and colleagues wrote in the report.
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