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Since the COVID-19 pandemic the CAP has developed numerous health equity public policies including Medicaid expansion to promote access to health care, bolstering Medicaid funding for US territories, addressing social determinants of health (SDOH), increasing diversity in clinical trials, and strengthening independence in medicolegal death investigations for physicians. The CAP’s work on health equity and disparities in 2023 include:
Federal
- CAP past-President Emily Volk, MD, FCAP was invited by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, to participate in a diverse provider roundtable to discuss their health equity priorities.
Regulatory
- The CAP presented at the Clinical Laboratory Partners Forum led by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the pathologists’ role in advancing health equity through diagnostic medicine.
Policy
- The CAP endorsed the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) new position noting that ‘excited delirium’ is not a medical diagnosis and should not be used as a cause of death.
Communications
- The CAP received an award from the American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE) for its “Multi-Channel Communications Campaign to Drive Awareness of the CAP’s 2022 Priority to Advocate to Reduce Health Disparities.”
- Peer article by Dr. Volk on her meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus.
- A podcast segment on Sickle Cell Disease: that highlights the importance of sickle cell disease awareness and adequate care for all those impacted with the condition.
- A statement supporting the discontinuation of the term excited delirium as a cause of death and a podcast explaining this position.
- Peer article on gender neutral blood screening as the CAP supported new screening criteria for blood donors.
The CAP is continuing to advocate and identify additional policy areas to prevent health disparities and improve health outcomes for all. Visit our Advocating for Health Equity page for more information.