This issue brief examines some of the key provisions of health reform legislation that are likely to have a significant impact on people of color and also highlights the specific provisions that focus on health disparities.

This brief examines variations in health coverage by race and ethnicity and explores the role coverage plays in improving access to health care services for communities of color.

This Today's Topics In Health Disparities webcast examines how ready the health care system is for the influx of newly covered individuals that health reform aims to deliver. The panelists discuss provisions in the bills that address the need for increasing the health care workforce and maintaining the safety net, as well as potential gaps in the legislation, and the possible impact on racial and ethnic health disparities.

This brief examines the health coverage, access to care and health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives across the country. 

This issue brief focuses on the challenges facing racial minorities, who tend to be disproportionately affected by economic recessions.

This analysis, based on 2007 data, examines how health coverage and access to care for non-elderly adults vary based on immigrants' length of time in the U.S. and between immigrants, second generation Americans and third generation and higher Americans. It also identifies the primary factors contributing to lower health coverage rates and greater access barriers among immigrants.

This data update shows variation This updated fact sheet shows variations across states and racial and ethnic groups for six key health and health care indicators.

The Kaiser Family Foundation presents a series of live, interactive webcasts devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States.

This live, interactive webcast in the Today's Topics In Health Disparities series examined how the recession is affecting communities of color in the areas of health care coverage, access to care and health outcomes, and housing and employment and whether the economic recovery legislation will help states respond to the rising demand for programs such as Medicaid. 

Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Dr.P.H., Kaiser senior advisor on race, ethnicity and health care, testified before the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee about the role of health insurance in reducing disparities in health care and in health status.