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Composition by Sex of State and Federal Legislative Health Committees
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Composition by Sex of State and Federal Legislative Health Committees

Daeun Sung, Michael K. Rooney, Latifat Sulaimon, Reshma Jagsi, Fumiko Chino, Nancy Spector, Gita Suneja, Brielle Shorter, Angela Fagerlin, Kekoa Taparra, …
JAMA network open, v 9(5), e2613624
01 May 2026
PMID: 42160057
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.13624View
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Comments Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Online Only Research Letter
State and federal legislation shape US health policy, and much of this work occurs within legislative health care committees, where bills are introduced, amended, rejected, or advanced to the full chamber for debate and voting.1 Given these committees’ impact on policy priorities, understanding their demographic composition offers insight into potential influences on health policy decision-making.2-4

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