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Video Forum: Dominique Harris, Kearney

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Dominique Harris, a partner at Kearney, tells this week’s Video Forum about the pressing need to address health disparities that impact millions of people in this country. She discusses some of the barriers to making high-quality health care available to all Americans and the role that pharmacies can play in alleviating the problem, as well as plans for the second annual Health Equity Summit presented by Kearney and <em>Chain Drug Review</em>.

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