Office of Minority Health Seeks to Improve Black Lives
During National Minority Health Month, BET.com looks at a department within the federal government ...
How To Overcome The Cost Of Care
CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden weighs in on racial health disparities and health care....
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Is Moving On
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is the latest cabinet member to resign. The heads of Justice, Health an...
Keeping Up the Fight Against Child Sex Trafficking
Valerie Jarrett says we must all accept responsibility to vigilantly ensure that no girls are explo...
African Philanthropy Forum Promotes Homegrown Giving
Organized under the African Philanthropy Forum, a collective of African philanthropists are coming ...
This Day in Black History: July 19, 1971
Patricia Roberts Harris assumes her second cabinet post as Secretary of Health and Human Services....
Commentary: Let’s Not Compare African Poverty to Black American Poverty
A new awareness campaign by Bread for the World seeks to draw a connection between Africans struggl...
Affordable Care Act Helps Measure Health Care Inequality
New standards released by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services will shed light on health car...
Contraception Coverage By Insurance Companies Now Mandatory
The Obama administration announced new standards that allow government-approved contraception servi...
Health Care Centers Get Needed Booster Shot
A valuable gateway to health care for the disadvantaged receives needed funding....
Obamacare: Your Body, Your Vote
As the Affordable Care Act expands to provide more services to women, they will need to use the pow...
For Many Black Women With Breast Cancer, Obamacare Offers Help
Melanie Nix is one of many breast cancer survivors and patients who say that Obamacare is a great h...
Experts Say Health Care Reform Saves Lives
The Affordable Care Act improves both health and economic outcomes for African-Americans, experts s...
Health Care Law Survives — With Roberts' Help
The Supreme Court narrowly upheld President Obama's historic health-care overhaul with the unlikely...
Mariah Carey Subject of Child Protection Services Probe
The pop star is being investigated for drinking while in hospital with newborns....
Early Education Gets a Boost
Nine states will receive $500 million as part of the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge fund....
For Many Veterans the Road Back Home Is Too Rocky
Faith-based and community organizations can help Vets work around the pitfalls of rejoining society...
Govt Advising Americans to Eat Far Less Salt
WASHINGTON – The government is telling half of the U.S. population to drastically cut their d...
New enforcement tools help fight health care fraud
New enforcement tools help fight health care fraud...
36 arrested in Medicare scams totaling $251M
36 arrested in Medicare scams totaling $251M...
