Studies show growing racial wealth gap

Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans face an economic "quadruple whammy," leaving them with little or no financial cushion as they age, a study found.

Study: Universal coverage could reduce health disparities

Medicare for all -- not only for those 65 years old and older -- appears to be the answer to dramatically reducing the level of poorer health among African-American, Latino and low-income Americans, say researchers at Harvard University.

A research team, led by Dr. J. Michael McWilliams, sifted through medical data for 6,000 people ages 40 to 85 with diabetes or cardiovascular disease. They tracked their conditions from 1999 to 2006.