Health Equity News
Press releases, op-eds, and coverage of HECCD's work advancing health equity policy.
Press Releases
View all →Martin Luther King III, Elected Officials, Patients and Providers Call for Equitable Obesity Care at Massachusetts State House
September 30, 2026
Health Equity Leaders Urge California Senate Appropriations Committee to Advance AB 1990 and Protect Patients Through Greater Transparency for Compounded Weight-Loss Drugs
August 3, 2026
Health Equity Leaders Applaud FDA Efforts to Crack Down on Illegal Compounded GLP-1 Marketing, Urges Agency to Continue the Fight
July 1, 2026
Op-Eds
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View all →Santa Fe New Mexican: As obesity rises in New Mexico, advocates push for Medicaid to cover weight loss drugs
March 16, 2026
In Case You Missed It: Health Equity Leaders Make Urgent Case with Colorado Lawmakers to Protect Patients From Misleading, Copycat GLP-1 Obesity Medications
March 6, 2026
California Says: “You’re On Your Own”
December 2, 2025
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