Women’s Health Care Utilization and Costs: Findings from the 2020 KFF Women’s Health Survey
This brief presents findings from the 2020 KFF Women’s Health Survey on women’s use of health care services, costs, and experiences accessing health care.
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Early COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts Through Community Health Centers Are Reaching People of Color
News ReleaseMore than half of those who received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine through a community health center were people of color, suggesting that health centers appear to be doing a better job of reaching people of color than are overall vaccination efforts, finds a new KFF analysis.
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How are States Addressing Racial Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts?
Issue BriefThis brief reviews information available through state websites and publicly available vaccine distribution plans to provide greater insight into how states are addressing equity through vaccine allocation and distribution strategies, outreach and communications efforts, and data collection and reporting. It provides a snapshot and examples of state efforts in these areas.
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Key Issues to Watch for Justice-Involved Populations: COVID-19, Vaccines, & Medicaid
Issue BriefThis issue brief explores the impact of COVID-19 on justice-involved populations, examines how states have prioritized these populations for vaccination, and highlights the significance of Medicaid coverage for this population as well as proposals to expand access to Medicaid coverage.
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Growing Gaps in COVID-19 Vaccinations among Hispanic People
Policy WatchThis policy watch piece highlights the potential challenges surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations among Hispanic people, whose health and finances have been extremely hard hit by the pandemic. Low rates of vaccination among Hispanic people would leave them at increased risk for the virus, could further widen existing health disparities, and would leave gaps that hinder our ability to achieve overall population immunity.
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How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Affecting People’s Mental Health and Substance Use
News ReleaseThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis, about 4 in 10 adults nationwide have reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder – a four-fold increase from pre-pandemic levels.
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New Resources Track State Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity and Examine Demographics of Health Workers
News ReleaseA new Policy Watch, Early State Vaccination Data Raise Warning Flags for Racial Equity, explores the latest state-reported data on vaccination by race/ethnicity available on KFF’s COVID-19 state data and policy tracker.
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Community Health Centers’ Role in Delivering Care to the Nation’s Underserved Populations During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Issue BriefIn the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, community health centers are serving as public health responders, especially for medically underserved populations. Health centers are a national network of safety net primary care providers who provided care to nearly 30 million patients in 2019, and disproportionately serve patients who are low-income, persons of color, uninsured, or publicly insured – groups that have been especially hard hit by the pandemic. This brief examines how health centers have adapted their service delivery models during the pandemic response and the current challenges they face continuing to meet patients’ needs.
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Analysis of Federal Bills to Strengthen Maternal Health Care
Fact SheetThe bills in this table address a number of related maternity care issues, including extending Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to one year, funding for clinical training on health equity and implicit bias, developing broader networks of maternity care providers in rural areas, and research on the potential benefits of Medicaid coverage for doula care.
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Delivering HIV Care and Prevention in the COVID Era: A National Survey of Ryan White Providers
Issue BriefThis survey of Ryan White-funded providers examines the significant challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the people with HIV and the systems that serve them.