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Slide 2. The Economic Burden of Health Inequalities in the United States
Taking Action to Achieve Health Equity: Implications of the Affordable Care Act for Communities of Color
(http://www.jointcenter.org/hpi)

- Direct medical costs of health inequalities.
- Indirect costs of health inequalities.
- Costs of premature death.
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Internet Citation: Slide 2. The Economic Burden of Health Inequalities in the United States. Content last reviewed October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2012-04-nac/smedley/smedleyslide2.html