Articles from National Minority Quality Forum

The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) today announced the release of the second article in its groundbreaking Health Affairs series on the Physical Laws Framework (PLF)—a scientific approach that evaluates healthcare policies based on whether they align with the fundamental biological laws governing human health and disease.

Washington, D.C., July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) is proud to announce the launch of a groundbreaking 15-article series in Health Affairs introducing the Physical Laws Framework (PLF) — a transformative approach to healthcare that recognizes the immutable physical laws governing our biology and demands that healthcare financing and policy align with those fundamental laws. The series debuted on July 6, 2025, and will continue through March 2026, presenting a compelling call to restructure American healthcare around the biological realities that sustain human life.

Washington, D.C., April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) proudly announces the 2025 theme for National Minority Health Month: “Health Unlocked: Access, Alignment, Action.” This year’s theme recognizes the evolving challenges in healthcare that disproportionately impact medically underserved communities. As systemic barriers to care persist and new threats emerge, NMQF calls on stakeholders to unlock solutions that align healthcare with human needs and ensure equitable access for all.

Today at the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) Summit on Health Disparities and Health Braintrust, Gary A. Puckrein, Ph.D., President and CEO of NMQF, announced a new paper entitled “Late-Stage Diagnosis of Unscreened Cancers: A Health Disparity,” exploring the role of late-stage cancer diagnosis in disparities in cancer care.