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Medicaid and Racial Health Equity KFF

(5 days ago) As a major source of coverage for people of color, the Medicaid program helps to ensure access to care and provide financial protection from health care costs. Research shows that having health insurance makes a key difference in whether, when, and where people get medical care. Uninsured people are … See more

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/medicaid-and-racial-health-equity/

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Race and ethnicity of the national Medicaid and CHIP …

(8 days ago) WEBTotal U.S. population (327M) Over 96 million individuals received some type of health coverage from Medicaid or CHIP at any point in 2020, almost 30 percent of the U.S. population. Enrollees in Medicaid and CHIP are more racially and ethnically diverse than the overall U.S. larger share of Medicaid. Figure 1 and CHIP.

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/data-and-systems/downloads/macbis/2020-race-etncity-data-brf.pdf

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Improving Health Equity in Medicaid: What Are the …

(9 days ago) WEBThis post is the first in the Health Equity Meeting Blog Series, summarizing the discussion by a panel of experts who highlighted the key challenges and opportunities in using Medicaid as a lever for improving equity. Medicaid serves disproportionately high shares of racial and ethnic minorities. As of 2018, over 60 percent of its 73 million

https://academyhealth.org/blog/2022-02/improving-health-equity-medicaid-what-are-challenges-and-opportunities

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Effects of medicaid expansion on poverty disparities in …

(3 days ago) WEBMethod. American Community Survey (2012–2018) was used to examine the effects of Medicaid expansion on poverty disparity in insurance coverage for nonelderly adults in the United States. Differences-in-differences-in-differences design was used to analyze trends in uninsured rates by poverty levels: (1) < 138 %, (2) 138–400 % and (3) …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8314606/

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Medicaid Expansion and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in …

(3 days ago) WEBHealth disparities among racial/ethnic subgroups have been large, ubiquitous, and persistent. Blacks and Hispanics have a higher prevalence of obesity and medically diagnosed diabetes, as well as poorer self-reported health, a greater number of both mentally or physically unhealthy days, and higher rates of potentially preventable …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7878957/

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The US Medicaid Program : Coverage, Financing, Reforms, …

(7 days ago) WEBKey Points. Question Who does Medicaid insure, how is the program financed and delivered, how have policies evolved, and how could reforms address racial and ethnic health equity?. Findings In 2022, Medicaid insured approximately 80.6 million individuals (56.4% from racial and ethnic minority groups in 2019). In 2020, estimated Medicaid …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2796374

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Improving Medicaid Data To Advance Racial And Ethnic …

(5 days ago) WEBHealth equity is a priority for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and many state Medicaid programs. To advance this, CMS must invest in the data infrastructure needed to continuously evaluate

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/improving-medicaid-data-advance-racial-and-ethnic-health-equity-united-states

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Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Health Care Coverage …

(Just Now) WEBThese improvements in access to care narrowed the disparity between Black and white adults by more than half, from 8.1 percentage points in 2013 to 3.8 points in 2019. The gap between Latinx/Hispanic and white adults fell from 12.7 points to a low of 8.3 points in 2018, but it has since increased (Table 6).

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/Baumgartner_racial_ethnic_inequities_coverage_access_2013-2019_db.pdf

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Medicaid’s Role in Advancing Health Equity : MACPAC

(7 days ago) WEBThe chapter discusses policy levers that states and the federal government can use to promote equity and lays the groundwork for future MACPAC work. Key areas in which Medicaid policy can advance health equity include collection and reporting of race and ethnicity data; the role of state leadership in prioritizing a health equity agenda

https://www.macpac.gov/publication/medicaids-role-in-advancing-health-equity/

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How Medicaid is Reducing Racial Disparities in Health

(5 days ago) WEBResearch has shown that Medicaid expansion is linked to increased access to care, improvements in health outcomes, and reductions in racial disparities in health coverage. In the 12 states that have not adopted Medicaid expansion, 2.2 million people currently fall into the Medicaid coverage gap. Nearly 6 in 10 people in the coverage gap …

https://modernmedicaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/MMA-health-equity-infographic_6.29.22.pdf

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Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity

(6 days ago) WEBIn addition, Hispanic (18%), AIAN (15%), NHOPI (14%), and Black (14%) adults were more likely than White adults (9%) to report not seeing a doctor in the past 12 months because of cost, while

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/report/key-data-on-health-and-health-care-by-race-and-ethnicity/

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Medicaid can and should play an active role in advancing health …

(3 days ago) WEB3. THE ROLE OF MEDICAID FINANCING IN ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY AMONG LATINO POPULATIONS. Latino individuals compose the largest minoritized ethnic group in the United States, 35 and they tend to have higher rates of uninsurance and challenges in accessing health care. 36 Importantly, one‐third of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9660413/

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New Health Equity Scorecard: State-by-State Scorecard of Racial …

(1 days ago) WEBAchieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care: A Scorecard of State Performance is a comprehensive examination of how health care systems are functioning for people of color in every state. Part of the Commonwealth Fund’s ongoing series examining individual state health system performance, the report uses 24 …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/press-release/2021/new-health-equity-scorecard-state-state-scorecard-racial-and-ethnic-disparities

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Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Health Care Coverage and Access

(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 expanded eligibility for their Medicaid programs. 1 But, after 2016, coverage gains stalled and slightly eroded. Combined with job and income losses …

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

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Addressing Health Equity in Medicaid Managed Care

(8 days ago) WEBprinciple is to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities.2 Throughout the document, the strategy identifies actions that could help states improve health equity, such as: Addressing Health Equity in Medicaid Managed Care 5 fewer than 10 percent of the entries had discrepancies after cross-checking against the ACS.19

https://healthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NHeLP_AddressingHealthEquityMedicaidManagedCare06032021.pdf

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Quality of Care Health Disparities Medicaid

(7 days ago) WEBAn update to this report, “Health Care Coverage Analyses of the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports: 2000-2008 Trends,” observes how quality and access has changed for individuals with private insurance, Medicaid, and no insurance over time, and examines racial and ethnic disparities within insurance groups.

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/quality-of-care/quality-improvement-initiatives/quality-of-care-health-disparities/index.html

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Health Coverage Rates Vary Widely Across — and Within — Racial …

(3 days ago) WEBInadequate health coverage is one of the greatest barriers to accessing care, and the unequal distribution of coverage contributes to health inequities. [115] Racial health coverage inequities are less stark in states that have expanded Medicaid eligibility, and closing the Medicaid coverage gap is key to reducing these coverage inequities in

https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/health-coverage-rates-vary-widely-across-and-within-racial-and-ethnic-groups

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Effects of the ACA Medicaid Expansion on Racial Disparities in …

(7 days ago) WEBThe disparate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color have exposed and compounded underlying racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care.These disparities include longstanding

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/effects-of-the-aca-medicaid-expansion-on-racial-disparities-in-health-and-health-care/

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Implementation and early effects of medicaid policy interventions …

(8 days ago) WEBBackground There are large racial inequities in pregnancy and early childhood health within state Medicaid programs in the United States. To date, few Medicaid policy interventions have explicitly focused on improving health in Black populations. Pennsylvania Medicaid has adopted two policy interventions to incentivize …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-10982-5

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Resource of health equity-related data definitions, standards, …

(Just Now) WEBCENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES’ Resource of health equity-related data definitions, standards, and stratification practices Advancing health equity and improving health equity-related data collection are priorities for the Biden-Harris Administration, as detailed in Executive Order 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity and

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/cms-2024-omh-data-definitions.pdf-0

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Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care

(8 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Profound racial and ethnic disparities in health and well-being have long been the norm in the United States. Black and American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) people live fewer years, on average, than white people. 1 They are also more likely to die from treatable conditions; more likely to die during or after pregnancy and to suffer …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2021/nov/achieving-racial-ethnic-equity-us-health-care-state-performance

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Five steps to advance racial and health equity in health systems

(1 days ago) WEBCommit to the work. Advancing racial and health equity requires leadership and a commitment to meaningful action. The toolkit features a two-phase path for health systems to commit to organizational transformation. Start shifting organizational norms by learning. A plan to improve racial and health equity starts with gaining a better, shared

https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/five-steps-advance-racial-and-health-equity-health-systems

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Linked child welfare and Medicaid data in Kentucky and Florida

(5 days ago) WEBHealth Equity; Community & Workplace Health Linked child welfare and Medicaid data in Kentucky and Florida highlights racial disparities in access to care. Mark, T. L., Dolan, White individuals were more likely than Black individuals to have received counseling (44% vs. 24%) or an MH medication (69% vs. 52%). Among caregivers with an

https://www.rti.org/publication/linked-child-welfare-medicaid-data-kentucky-florida-highlights-racial-disparities-access-care

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Increasing Representation of Black Primary Care - JAMA Network

(8 days ago) WEBStrategies have primarily focused on increasing health care access (eg, Medicaid expansion, the Affordable Care Act) and quality (eg, patient-centered care), with recent efforts Increasing Representation of Black Primary Care Physicians—A Critical Strategy to Advance Racial Health Equity. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(4):e236678. …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2803903

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

(6 days ago) WEBAdvancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care. The Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report. Dr. Reshma Chugani checks 7-year-old Zoe Oliver’s ears during a medical visit at Atlanta Children’s Clinical Center on September 29, 2023. Health care system performance varies widely by race and ethnicity, both within states …

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

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released new …

(6 days ago) WEBCMS’s New Resource of Health Equity-related Data. The Office of Minority Health at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers a table of suggested definitions, standards, and stratification practices for nine health equity-related data elements. The resource can help providers, states, community organizations, …

https://crh.arizona.edu/news/centers-medicare-and-medicaid-services-released-new-resource-health-equity-related-data

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A Racial Equity Framework for Assessing Health Policy

(5 days ago) WEBThe Racial Equity and Policy framework (REAP) draws on these core insights about policy process and environment to present a set of questions and considerations that policymakers, analysts, academics, and others should attend to when assessing the racial equity implications of policy (Exhibit 3). These questions are meant …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2022/jan/racial-equity-framework-assessing-health-policy

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What the Data Show: Black Women Report More Pervasive …

(Just Now) WEBA 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

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/press-release/what-the-data-show-black-women-report-more-pervasive-negative-experiences-in-health-care-compared-to-other-groups/

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