Racial Equity and Health Policy
Proposed Changes to Federal Standards for Collecting and Reporting Race/Ethnicity Data: What Are They and Why do they Matter?
This KFF analysis of U.S. Census data reporting by race and ethnicity comes as the Biden Administration issued proposals for the first potential changes to minimum standards for race and ethnicity data used in federal reporting in 25 years.
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Health and Health Care for Indigenous People
November marks National Native American Heritage Month, during which the U.S. recognizes the culture, heritage, and contributions of Indigenous people including those from American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Island communities.
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COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Race/Ethnicity: Current Data and Changes Over Time
This is an updated analysis of COVID-19 cases and deaths by race/ethnicity that incorporates more recent data amid the surge associated with the Omicron variant.
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How Equitable is Access to COVID-19 Treatments?
This issue brief assesses the availability of oral antiviral treatments by county and certain county characteristics, including metro vs. non-metro status, poverty rate, and majority Black, Hispanic, or American Indian or Alaska Native.
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July 11 Data on COVID-19 Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity
KFF is collecting and analyzing data on COVID-19 vaccinations by race/ethnicity to gain increased insight who is receiving the vaccine and whether some groups are facing disparities in vaccination.
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Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions and Answers
This brief provides an introduction to what health and health care disparities are, the status of disparities and how COVID-19 has affected them, the broader implications of disparities, and current federal efforts to advance health equity.Health Coverage and Care of Immigrants
This fact sheet provides data on the health coverage and care of immigrants in the U.S. and highlights latest state actions to expand health coverage for immigrants.
Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2021
This brief examines trends in health coverage by race/ethnicity between 2010 through 2021 and highlights issues in addressing coverage disparities looking ahead.
Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity
This chart pack examines how people of color fare compared to White people across a broad array of measures of health coverage, access, and use; health status, outcomes, and behaviors; social determinants of health; and COVID-19 impacts to provide insight into the status of racial disparities in health and health care.
