Race/Ethnicity - Research and Data from KFF

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

May 8, 2024

News Release

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…

Five Facts About Black Women’s Experiences in Health Care

May 7, 2024

Issue Brief

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.

10 Key Facts About Women with Medicare

Apr 30, 2024

Issue Brief

This brief examines 10 key facts about women with Medicare and presents new statistics on the health, economic and functional status of women with Medicare.

Revisions to Federal Standards for Collecting and Reporting Data on Race and Ethnicity: What are They and Why do They Matter?

Apr 30, 2024

Issue Brief

This brief discusses why and how federal standards for collecting race and ethnicity data have been revised, highlights some of the key changes to data collection and reporting starting in 2024, and discusses the implications of these changes. The brief also includes analysis of how self-reported racial and ethnic classifications have changed among the U.S. population over time.

Florida’s Recent Heat Protection Preemption Law Could Disproportionately Affect Hispanic and Noncitizen Immigrant Workers

Apr 26, 2024

Issue Brief

The Florida legislation prevents city and county governments from requiring that employers, including government contractors, provide heat protections for outdoor workers outside of those required under state or federal law. These protections include requiring water breaks and other cooling measures for outdoor workers. The law could impact nearly 1.8 million nonelderly adult outdoor workers in Florida, who are disproportionately Hispanic and noncitizen immigrant workers.

What are the Implications of the Dobbs Ruling for Racial Disparities?

Apr 24, 2024

Issue Brief

This analysis examines the implications of the Dobbs decision and state restrictions on abortion coverage for racial disparities in access to care and health outcomes.

Explainer: How States Are Using Medicaid Waivers to Help Incarcerated Individuals Get Care and Transition Back into Their Communities

Apr 16, 2024

News Release

Compared to the general population, individuals who are incarcerated have higher rates of mental illness, substance use disorder, and chronic disease. However, the federal “inmate exclusion” policy prohibits Medicaid coverage for people who are incarcerated (except for limited inpatient hospital services). When people leave incarceration, they are at greater risk of overdose death and suicide, as well as hospitalization and emergency department use. In a new explainer, KFF examines a new waiver opportunity that allows…

Five Key Facts About Black Immigrants’ Experiences in the United States

Apr 11, 2024

Issue Brief

Black immigrants come to the U.S. seeking more opportunities for themselves and their children, and most report improved educational opportunities and employment and financial situations as a result of moving to the U.S. However, Black immigrants report disproportionate levels of unfair treatment and discrimination in their workplaces, communities, and when seeking health care, reflecting the intersectional impacts of racism and anti-immigrant sentiment.

Survey: LGBT Adults Are Twice as Likely as Others to Say They’ve Been Treated Unfairly or with Disrespect by a Doctor or Other Health Care Provider

Apr 2, 2024

News Release

A third (33%) of LGBT adults say that a doctor or other health care provider treated them unfairly or with disrespect in the past three years – a rate twice as high as reported by people who don’t identify as LGBT (15%), a new KFF survey reveals. The shares who report unfair or disrespectful treatment are similar among LGBT adults across racial and ethnic groups, though Black and Hispanic LGBT adults are more likely than…

LGBT Adults’ Experiences with Discrimination and Health Care Disparities: Findings from the KFF Survey of Racism, Discrimination, and Health

Apr 2, 2024

Poll Finding

This report focuses on LGBT adults' experiences with discrimination in their daily lives and reveals that LGBT adults are more likely than non-LGBT adults to report experiences with discrimination and unfair treatment in health care. It also examines LGBT adults' experiences with mental health, accessing care, and homelessness.

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