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  • What the Data Show: Black Women Report More Pervasive Negative Experiences in Health Care Compared to Other Groups

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    A new analysis of data from KFF’s Survey on Racism, Discrimination, and Health shows Black women are more likely than other groups to report being treated unfairly by a health care provider in recent years because of their race and ethnicity and that these experiences have health consequences. For example, among Black women who used health care in the past three years, 34% report at least one of three consequences because of a negative experience…

  • Large Shares of Women Report Needing Mental Health Services but Many Don’t Get Them

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    An analysis of 2022 KFF Women’s Health Survey (WHS) data finds that although large shares of women report needing mental health services over the past two years, a significant percentage did not access services they felt they needed. Fifty percent of women ages 18-64 say they needed mental health services in the past two years (including 64% of women ages 18-25), but only half of these women obtained an appointment, which may suggest unmet mental…

  • Five Facts About Black Women’s Experiences in Health Care

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    This brief examines Black women's experiences in health care, including unfair treatment by providers due to race and their health outcomes as a result of this treatment. The brief also explores the association between racially concordant providers and positive health care experiences among Black women.

  • Rebuilding the Title X Network Under the Biden Administration

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    This issue brief examines what has happened to the Title X network under the Biden Administration regulations, including the number of clinics that have returned to the network, new funding, and how state policies that prohibit pregnancy options counseling that includes abortion and referrals may impact grantees' participation in the Title X program.

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    Amaya Diana

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    Amaya Diana is a policy analyst with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. In this role, she conducts research and policy analysis related to health insurance coverage and access to care for low-income populations, with a focus on Medicaid 1115 waiver activity. Prior to joining KFF, she was a research coordinator for Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel in the University of Pennsylvania’s Department for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. Diana holds a bachelor’s degree in health…

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    Recent Widening of Racial Disparities in U.S. Life Expectancy Was Largely Driven by COVID-19 Mortality

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    During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. population experienced the most significant two-year decline in life expectancy in roughly a century, according to new research by KFF, with data showing that COVID-19 deaths disproportionately impacted people of color and exacerbating longstanding racial disparities in life expectancy. While overall U.S. life expectancy declined by 2.7 years between 2019 and 2021, American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) people experienced a decline of 6.6 years, Hispanic people and Black people…

  • 2022 Women’s Health Survey

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    The 2022 KFF Women’s Health Survey (WHS) is the latest in a series of nationally representative surveys on women’s health conducted by KFF periodically since 2001. The survey’s objective is to better understand women’s experiences with contraception, access to health care, and other issues related to health and well-being. The 2022 survey includes 6,442 people ages 18 to 64, including 5,201 females (self-reported sex at birth) and 1,241 males, and was conducted from May 10,…

  • Annual Update of Key Health Data Collection by Race and Ethnicity, Now Including Mental Health Measures

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    The annual update of KFF’s collection of wide-ranging data on health and health care by race and ethnicity is now available, and this year includes measures on mental health care access, mental illness, substance use disorder, suicide rates, and drug overdose death rates. The handy reference, "Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity," has nearly 50 charts and up to 70 data measures that highlight the scale and scope of disparities…