Physician Workforce Diversity by Race and Ethnicity
This brief examines the racial and ethnic diversity of the physician workforce.
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Access to OB-GYNs: Evaluating Workforce Supply and ACA Marketplace Networks
Issue BriefThis brief examines the supply of OB-GYNs in the U.S. and the share of OB-GYNs participating in the provider networks of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) offered in the individual market in the federal and state Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces in 2021.
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What Role Do Immigrants Play in the Hospital Workforce?
Issue BriefThis issue brief analyzes the role that immigrants play in the hospital workforce, overall and by occupation and state. Immigrants account for about one in six hospital workers, including among clinical and nonclinical workers.
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Elimination of Federal Diversity Initiatives: Implications for Racial Health Equity
Issue BriefThis brief explains the potential impacts of the elimination of diversity and disparities-related initiatives under the Trump administration on racial health disparities.
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Payment Rates for Medicaid Home Care: States’ Responses to Workforce Challenges
Issue BriefThis issue brief describes states’ ongoing efforts to respond to shortages of home care workers and how they pay these workers, finding that increased payment rates are a key component of states’ efforts to address workforce shortages.
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How do Medicaid Home Care Programs Support Family Caregivers?
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides new information about family caregivers from KFF’s most recent survey of state Medicaid HCBS programs, including a discussion of paying family caregivers, self-direction, and supports available for family caregivers.
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State Reported Efforts to Address Health Disparities: A 50 State Review
Issue BriefThis analysis focuses on current state efforts, many of which were implemented during or after 2020, to address health disparities and advance health equity based on a review of publicly available materials from all 50 states and DC. In addition, case study interviews were conducted with 14 stakeholders in three states (California, North Dakota, and Michigan) to increase understanding of the factors contributing to success of these state initiatives, lessons learned, and potential implications for…
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A Look at Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services from 2016 to 2024
Issue BriefThis data note provides new information about waiting lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services, including a discussion of why waiting lists are an incomplete measure of unmet need and why they are not necessarily comparable across states or over time.
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Experiences of Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
Issue BriefThis issue brief presents findings from the focus groups including caregiver characteristics; physical, emotional, and mental caregiving demands of caregiving; their wages, finances, and opportunities for advancement; and what caregivers would like policymakers to know about their work.
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Key Facts on Health Care Use and Costs Among Immigrants
Issue BriefThis issue brief draws from the KFF/LA Times Survey of Immigrants and other KFF analyses to highlight immigrants’ health care eligibility, healthcare use and costs, as well as their contributions to the economy and workforce.