We're Going Backwards: The $20 Billion Plan to Close the Gender Healthcare Gap
Summary
The health of women receives less than 10% of funding from the National Institutes of Health, which is mostly supported by taxpayers. The Society for Women's Health Research has proposed a $20 billion, 10-year federal plan to improve healthcare for women in the United States.Key Facts
- Women's health research gets less than 10% of NIH funding.
- The NIH funds research mostly using taxpayer money.
- The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) wants to change this funding gap.
- SWHR proposes a $20 billion plan spread over 10 years.
- The plan aims to improve health outcomes for over half of the population (women).
- This plan is described as a first-of-its-kind federal roadmap.
- The issue highlights a gap in funding, discussion, and research on women’s health.
- The announcement was discussed on a CBS News program called Healthful.
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