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Seizing the Opportunity To Improve Healthcare for All  In his first blog post, newly appointed AHRQ Director Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., endorses the Agency's mission and asserts that lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic should guide Agency efforts to improve the safety and quality of healthcare for everyone. The pandemic made clear the inequities in our society that are reflected in how healthcare is organized, financed, and provided, Dr. Valdez notes. While the pandemic accelerated the development of mRNA-based vaccines and use of telehealthcare, it also exposed inequalities in how these advances were made available in disadvantaged and rural communities. Dr. Valdez writes that President Biden's proposed FY 2023 budget would provide resources that support AHRQ's mission and priority areas while taking great strides toward addressing the challenges revealed by the pandemic. | |
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