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Reforming the Way Health Care Is Delivered Can Reduce Health Care Disparities

Although the Affordable Care Act now offers individuals greatly expanded access to health coverage, simply having an insurance card does not guarantee access to high-quality health care. In fact, for ...

Improving Private Health Insurance Networks for Communities of Color

Having health insurance is a key step to obtaining health care. But insurance alone does not guarantee that consumers will have meaningful access to care. People of color, in particular, may continue ...

Medicaid Expansion and Health Disparities: African Americans

n the states that have chosen not to expand their Medicaid program, there are hundreds of thousands of uninsured, low-income African Americans who are lagging behind on key measures of access to healt...

Checklist for a Health Plan Provider Network that Adequately Serves Diverse Consumers

People of color continue to experience disparities in health care and health outcomes. Even when they are insured, minority populations may continue to face barriers to obtaining good health care. On...

Medicaid Expansion and Health Disparities: Hispanics

In the states that have chosen not to expand their Medicaid program, there are hundreds of thousands of uninsured, low-income Hispanics who are lagging behind on key measures of access to health care....

Express Lane Eligibility: Early State Experiences and Lessons for Health Reform

How can your state improve its enrollment processes for Medicaid and CHIP? The Express Lane Eligibility provisions in the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) give states n...

Buyer Beware: Unlicensed Insurance Plans Prey on Health Care Consumers

Three companies have been liquidated by court order for scamming health care consumers. Insurance departments in some states have found that these companies sold unauthorized, unlicensed health insura...

How CHIPRA Improves Coverage for Children

This series covers everything you want to know about CHIPRA (the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009), who it affects, and how. Learn how CHIPRA: allows legal immig...

Medicaid: A Lifeline for Americans with Serious Health Care Needs

Medicaid helps people with serious health care conditions get the care they need. For people with cancer, diabetes, chronic lung disease, or heart disease, consistent and reliable access to health car...

How States Can Fund Community Health Workers through Medicaid to Improve People’s Health, Decrease Costs, and Reduce Disparities

Community health workers (CHWs) provide many different services, from helping people buy health insurance and navigating the health care system to leading community-level health education classes. CHW...