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,…
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.
Looking to the Future: Implications of the SCOTUS Ruling on Mifepristone June 13, 2024 Blog This issue brief details some of the implications of the Supreme Court’s June 13, 2024, ruling in the case Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA.
Emergency Abortion Care to Preserve the Health of Pregnant People: SCOTUS, EMTALA, and Beyond June 27, 2024 Blog This policy watch outlines SCOTUS’ June 27, 2024, decision dismissing the case, Moyle v. United States, where the Court had been asked to determine if a federal law called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act preempted Idaho’s abortion ban. The decision returns the case to the lower courts and reinstates a court order blocking enforcement of the Idaho ban where it prohibits abortion care for pregnant people having medical emergencies.
