• The Coalition champions the development and implementation of policies that address the social determinants of health, lower healthcare costs and improve health outcomes. 

 

• The Coalition’s Equity Legislation Monitor, (ELM), is a tool developed by our organization to identify and track relevant legislation on key equity and SDoH issues introduced in the 118th Congress.

 

• The ELM was developed with input from the Coalition's Board, Advocacy Committee and Staff to provide a succinct list of equity-focused bills that will have the broadest and most lasting impact in achieving health equity. This list will be continuously updated, making the ELM a go-to source for the most recent and pertinent legislation related to equity and SDoH issues.

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• TRCC will provide analysis of the bills featured in the ELM, along with its updated status and any related materials shared by Congressional offices to provide the full picture of all each piece of legislation. 

 

• The ELM focuses on eight priority areas: digital equity; rural health; environment and climate change; housing; maternal health; nutrition and food security; gun violence prevention; and payment models. These topics were chosen because they most align with TRCC’s Mission, each of the Coalition’s Four Corners for 2023, and the priorities of our member organizations. 

 

• For further information about the ELM, please contact Tom Dorney at tdorney@rootcausecoalition.org or Hannah Miller at hmiller@rootcausecoalition.org