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Policy Challenges and Opportunities in Closing the Racial/Ethnic Divide in Health Care
This brief reviews the issues and the evidence underpinning five broad areas of policy initiatives that flow from recommendations made in the Institute of Medicine's 2002 report, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care.Issue Brief (.pdf)
Issue Brief Read MorePhysician Workforce: The Next Generation
The new health reform law poses questions about how the increase in the insured population will affect the demand on the health care workforce. Will it increase the shortage among primary care physicians? What about specialists? How much of the workforce shortage can be alleviated by payment incentives in the…
Event Read MoreToday’s Topics In Health Disparities: The Effect of the Economic Downturn on the Health of Communities of Color
Transcript (.pdf) On Wednesday, March 25, the Kaiser Family Foundation held a live, interactive webcast to examine the economic downturn’s impact on health care in communities of color as part of its Today’s Topics In Health Disparities series. Rising unemployment has left many families uninsured and increasingly strained family finances…
Event Read MoreAmerican Indians and Alaska Native: Health Coverage and Access to Care
A study of American Indians’ and Alaska Natives’ access to health care, conducted by researchers from the Urban Institue, University of Arizona and the Kaiser Family Foundation, identifies some of the health policy challenges this population faces. The study was originally published in the Janurary issue of the American Journal…
Fact Sheet Read MoreHealth Care and the 2004 Elections: Race, Ethnicity and Health Care
Race, Ethnicity and Health CareDownload a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Race, Ethnicity and Health Care.IssueBackgroundRaising Public and Provider Awareness Expanding Health CoverageImproving the Number and Capacity of Providers in Underserved CommunitiesIncreasing the Knowledge BaseAssessing Candidate PositionsIssueRacial and ethnic disparities in health care – whether in…
Issue Brief Read MoreRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Women’s Health Coverage and Access to Care
Using data from the 2001 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey, a nationally representative survey of nearly 4,000 women between the ages of 18 to 64, this issue brief explores racial and ethnic disparities in health care among women. It provides new information on the differences in health status, health insurance coverage,…
Issue Brief Read MoreRace, Ethnicity & Medical Care: A Survey of Public Perceptions and Experiences
Toplines This is a copy of the results of a telephone survey conducted on a random, national sample of nearly 4,000 African American, Latino and white adults, 18 years of age and older. The questions were designed to reveal what each respondent believed about the impact of race and ethnicity…
Poll Finding Read MoreWhat’s the Diagnosis? Latinos, Media & Health: A Series of Three Reports – Report
What’s the Diagnosis? A Series of Three Reports on Latinos, Media & Health Summary of Key Findings June 1998 Overview: A Series of 3 Reports Latinos are disproportionately affected by some of the most serious health problems facing our country. They are more likely to be uninsured and face problems…
Report Read MoreHealth Coverage for the Black Population Today and Under the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) could help many uninsured Blacks through the law’s expansion of Medicaid and the creation of new health insurance exchange marketplaces with tax credits to help moderate-income people purchase coverage. This brief provides an overview of the Black population in the U.S., their health coverage today and the potential impact of the ACA coverage expansions.
Fact Sheet Read MoreWide Disparities in the Income and Assets of People on Medicare by Race and Ethnicity: Now and in the Future
This report examines the income, savings, and home equity of current and future Medicare beneficiaries, focusing on racial/ethnic disparities. The report finds that these differences in the financial well-being of white, black and Hispanic beneficiaries persist across age, education level, marital status, and other demographic factors.
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