Health Equity
Trump Administration ‘Public Charge’ Rule Threatens Health Care for Immigrant Families, Including U.S. Citizen Children
Last week, the Washington Post published a leaked draft of a proposed regulation to drastically change requirements for certain immigrants to enter the United States and/or become permanent resident...
View MoreHow States Can Use Medicaid Managed Care Contracts to Support Community Health Workers
Medicaid managed care contracting is a promising pathway for securing more sustainable funding for community health workers (CHWs). This issue brief provides examples of contract language that can b...
View MoreLatino Health Inequities Compared to Non-Hispanic Whites
Racial and ethnic health inequities undermine our communities and our health care system. Our infographic shows some of the more prevalent health inequities that afflict Latinos in the United States (...
View MoreCall to Action for Health Equity Leaders
Our nation’s health care system is rapidly transforming, and the health of people of color and other disadvantaged communities hangs in the balance. Moving to a value-based health care system presen...
View MoreThe Trump Administration’s Continued Attacks on Immigrant Children and Families: Dismantling the Flores Settlement Agreement
On September 7, the Trump administration took another step toward eliminating basic protections for immigrant children and their families who enter the U.S. without documentation—including those leg...
View MoreFinancial Support for Safety Net and Small Community Providers to Participate in Delivery System Reform: Medicaid-Based Options for States.
As efforts continue to remedy the failures of our health care system by changing how providers are paid and care delivery is organized, it is imperative that achieving health equity be included in the...
View MoreA Case for Solidarity: Common Challenges Involving Health and Health Care in the United States
New research reveals that, among both whites and people of color, in rural and urban areas alike, working-class women are particularly likely to experience serious problems with poor health and unaffo...
View MoreAmerican Indian & Alaska Native Health Inequities Compared to Non-Hispanic Whites
Racial and ethnic health inequities undermine our communities and our health care system. Our infographic shows some of the more prevalent health inequities that afflict American Indians and Alaska Na...
View MoreAsian American & Pacific Islander Health Disparities Compared to Non-Hispanic Whites
Racial and ethnic health inequities undermine our communities and our health care system. Our infographic shows some of the more prevalent health inequities that afflict Asian Americans & Pacific ...
View MoreRacial and Ethnic Health Inequities Among Communities of Color Compared to Non-Hispanic Whites
These infographics illustrate the racial and ethnic health disparities undermining our health system. African Americans, Latinos, American Indian & Alaska Natives, and Asian Americans & Pa...
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