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This report presents findings from focus groups conducted with people with a range of disabilities in an effort to understand the challenges they face and their experiences in the health-care system. To capture variations in experiences by source of health insurance, the groups include people covered under Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance, as well as those no health insurance at all. The report highlights the ways in which various sources of insurance are working for this population and concludes with the participants’ views as to how gaps in coverage could be filled in order to meet their needs more effectively.

Report (.pdf)

This brief policy analysis examines the relative roles of race/ethnicity, citizenship, and language on insurance coverage, access to care, and quality of care, with a particular focus on the low-income Latino population.

Brief Policy Analysis (.pdf)

In 2000, there were over 32 million foreign-born residents in the U.S. Immigrants often face barriers to health coverage and health services. The disparities confronting immigrants can be similar to those faced by low-income working families generally, but immigrants also face other barriers, including linguistic issues and eligibility changes that have limited their ability to qualify for Medicaid.

These new or updated publications address issues related to how race, immigration status, and language affect insurance coverage and access to care for non-citizens. Additionally, one report focuses on issues of linguistic access in health care settings and provides an overview of the current legal rights and responsibilities of health care service and coverage providers.

Immigrants’ Health Care Coverage and Access fact sheet

Disparities in Health Coverage, Access, and Quality: The Impact of Citizenship Status and Language on Low-Income Immigrants

How Race/Ethnicity, Immigration Status, and Language Affect Health Insurance Coverage, Access to and Quality of Care Among the Low-Income Population

Ensuring Linguistic Access in Health Care Settings: An Overview of Current Legal Rights and Responsibilities

Immigrants’ Health Care Coverage and Access

This fact sheet profiles the health coverage of the nation’s immigrant population and the policy challenges the population faces in accessing health care services.

Fact Sheet (.pdf)

This report examines the roles that race, language and citizenship status play in insurance coverage, access to health care and quality of health care, particularly for the low-income Latino population. The findings demonstrates that citizenship status and language proficiency have a significant impact on insurance coverage, access to care and the quality of care received among the low-income population.

Report (.pdf)

In order to ensure access to care for limited English proficient residents, there are a number of federal and state laws and policies that compel publicly funded health care programs and activities to provide language access. This report focuses on the language access responsibilities of health care and coverage providers pursuant to federal civil rights laws.

Report (.pdf)

Medicaid: Fiscal Challenges to Coverage

This brief policy analysis outlines key points about the current state fiscal crisis and its impact on Medicaid’s health coverage role.

Policy Brief (.pdf)

Fact Sheet