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Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2022 KFF

(2 days ago) Health coverageplays a major role in enabling people to access health care and protecting families from high medical costs. There have been longstanding racial and ethnic disparities in health coverage that contribute to disparities in health. This brief examines trends in health coverage by race and ethnicity from … See more

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/health-coverage-by-race-and-ethnicity/

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WebHealth insurance is essential for accessing health care. Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law, the number of people with insurance has …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Census Bureau Releases New Report on Health Insurance by Race …

(1 days ago) WebNOV. 22, 2022 – The U.S. Census Bureau today released a brief on health insurance coverage and the rate of uninsured in the United States by race and Hispanic origin. The …

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/health-insurance-by-race.html

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Black/African American Health Office of Minority Health

(9 days ago) WebHealth. According to Census Bureau projections, the 2021 life expectancies at birth for blacks are 70.8 years, with 74.8 years for women, and 66.7 years for men. For non …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/blackafrican-american-health

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage: …

(3 days ago) WebRacial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage rates account for a sizable share of the difference in access to health care (Lillie-Blanton and Hoffman 2005).African …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5370590/

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Inequities in Health Insurance Coverage and Access for …

(6 days ago) WebInsurance coverage rates improved for Black, Hispanic, and white adults between 2013 and 2021. The coverage gap between Black and white adults dropped from 9.9 to 5.3 percentage points, while the gap …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2023/mar/inequities-coverage-access-black-hispanic-adults

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New HHS Report Highlights 40 Percent Decline in Uninsured

(2 days ago) WebThe Biden-Harris Administration also extended the deadline for the 2022 Open Enrollment Period, which ran from November 1, 2021, to January 15, 2022 in most …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/02/23/new-hhs-report-highlights-40-percent-decline-in-uninsured-rate-among-black-americans-since-implementation-affordable-care-act.html

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Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Health Care Coverage …

(Just Now) WebIntroduction. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) helped to significantly reduce U.S. racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage and to improve access to care, especially in states that …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2021/jun/racial-ethnic-inequities-health-care-coverage-access-2013-2019

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Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Black …

(2 days ago) WebThis issue brief analyzes changes in health insurance coverage and examines trends in access to care among Black Americans using data from 2011-2020. …

https://www.aspe.hhs.gov/reports/health-insurance-coverage-access-care-among-black-americans

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Racial Inequities Persist in Health Care Despite …

(7 days ago) WebThe proportion of faculty physicians at American medical schools who identified as Black or African American has only slightly increased over the past 30 years, from 2.6 percent of faculty in 1990

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/racial-disparities-health-care.html

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Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans

(9 days ago) WebThe American health care system is beset with inequalities that have a disproportionate impact on people of color and other marginalized groups. These …

https://tcf.org/content/report/racism-inequality-health-care-african-americans/

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More African Americans have gained health insurance following …

(2 days ago) WebFrom 2011 to 2019, the number of Black Americans without health insurance who were younger than 65 dropped from 7.1 million people to 4.4 million.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/02/23/health-insurance-black-americans/

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There are clear, race-based inequalities in health insurance and …

(5 days ago) WebSince the ACA’s core coverage provision came into effect in 2014, uninsured rates fell across all racial and ethnic groups, with the biggest gains among Black and …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/there-are-clear-race-based-inequalities-in-health-insurance-and-health-outcomes/

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Structural Racism In Historical And Modern US Health Care Policy

(Just Now) WebAs of 2019, 58 percent of Americans were covered by employer-sponsored health insurance, with 66 percent of White workers covered by this insurance compared with …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01466

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Black Americans’ views about health disparities, experiences with

(3 days ago) WebAmong Black adults, 55% say they have ever had at least one of six negative experiences with doctors or other health care providers. Black Americans offer a mixed …

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/04/07/black-americans-views-about-health-disparities-experiences-with-health-care/

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FastStats - Health of Black or African American Population

(9 days ago) WebHealth of Black or African American non-Hispanic Population. Print. Related Pages. Data are for the U.S. Live births. Number of births: 517,889; Percent of children younger …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/black-health.htm

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Health Insurance Coverage by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2021 …

(5 days ago) WebU.S. Census Bureau. 3 the highest uninsured rate (13.3 percent). Differences in health coverage by race and Hispanic origin existed for working-age adults aged 19 to 64, …

https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2022/acs/acsbr-012.pdf

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CMS report on Medicare Advantage coverage disparities based on …

(4 days ago) WebA report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services examining disparities in care based on race, ethnicity and sex shows that in 2023, clinical care …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-03-cms-report-medicare-advantage-coverage-disparities-based-race-ethnicity-and-sex

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Racial health disparities exist in every state, new report says - Axios

(Just Now) WebEven states that made progress narrowing racial and ethnic health disparities have considerable gaps on access, outcomes and quality of care, a new …

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/18/racial-health-disparities-every-state

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The Demand for Health Insurance Among Uninsured …

(6 days ago) WebThe price remains at 9.8 percent of income between 300 and 400 percent of the poverty line. As 85 percent of individuals in our uninsured sample are below 400 percent of the …

https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w16978/w16978.pdf

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U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bergen County, New Jersey

(6 days ago) WebBlack or African American alone, percent Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent QuickFacts data are derived from: Population …

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bergencountynewjersey/PST045222

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Better heart health at midlife linked to less cognitive decline in

(9 days ago) WebBlack women with good heart health showed little decline in mental processing during the study. Black women with lower heart health, especially as …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/better-heart-health-at-midlife-linked-to-less-cognitive-decline-in-black-women

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U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: North Bergen township, Hudson …

(5 days ago) WebFact Notes (a) Includes persons reporting only one race (c) Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data (b) Hispanics may …

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/northbergentownshiphudsoncountynewjersey/PST045222

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