Combatting Racism: Doctors, Lawyers, and the Power of Partnership

Overview of Medical Legal Partnerships

12 Dec 2024

The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) declared racism a national public health threat. To address these challenges, medical professionals have increasingly sought assistance from a seemingly surprising source: lawyers and legal professionals. When their skills are used in partnership with medical providers, legal practitioners can play a significant role in combatting the negative health effects of systemic racism. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of medical-legal partnerships, or MLPs—an emerging framework in which lawyers and doctors work in tandem to address systemic inequalities in health care.

Jurisdictions Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Working Groups Healthcare, Other
Contacts
Caleb Holland
Emily Tifft
Lauren Azebu
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