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Ensuring Linguistic Access in Health Care Settings: An Overview of Current Legal Rights and Responsibilities
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…
Report Read MoreNew Publications on Immigrant Health Care and Linguistic Access
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…
Fact Sheet Read MoreHow Race/Ethnicity, Immigration Status, and Language Affect Health Insurance Coverage, Access to and Quality of Care Among the Low-Income Population
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…
Report Read MoreImmigrants’ Health Care Coverage and Access (Update)
Immigrants’ Health Care Coverage and AccessThis 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)
Fact Sheet Read MoreDisparities in Health Coverage, Access, and Quality: The Impact of Citizenship Status and Language on Low-Income Immigrants
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)
Issue Brief Read MoreA Side-by-Side Comparison of the Prescription Drug Coverage Provisions of S.1 and H.R. 1
This document, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., provides a detailed side-by-side comparison of the prescription drug provisions of the House and Senate Medicare proposals, as passed on June 27, 2003. Along with these provisions, the side-by-side compares the major provisions relating to the role of private health plans in…
Report Read MoreIs Lack of Coverage a Short- or Long-Term Condition?
This paper produces alternative estimates of the numbers of uninsured and explores the distribution of the duration of uninsured spells for people who lacked coverage at some time during a 12-month period. Policy Brief Link to fact sheet, Lack of Coverage: A Long-Term Problem for Most Uninsured
Issue Brief Read MoreHow Do Patterns of Prescription Drug Coverage and Use Differ for White, African American, and Latino Medicare Beneficiaries Under 65 and 65+
This chartpack provides a snapshot of racial/ethnic differences in Medicare beneficiaries? prescription drug coverage, use, and spending. It examines patterns separately for beneficiaries under age 65 and 65+. The summary discusses the relevance of the key findings to the current policy debates about prescription drug coverage. Chartpack (.pdf)
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