November 2016
Health of Those Who Have Served Report 2016
The Health of Those Who Have Served Report focuses on three of the four determinants: Behaviors, Clinical Care, and Policy to provide a picture of veterans’ health.
October 2016
Advancing Health Equity in the Health Insurance Marketplace: Results from Connecticut’s M-HEAT
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) created health insurance marketplacesto
make available a choice of easily comparable and affordable health insurance plans for individuals and
families without public,
September 2016
In the Wake of ACA: Understanding Community Barriers and Facilitators to Health Care Access
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created new opportunities to enroll many in health insurance in Sacramento, California, and the nation.
July 2015
Evolution of Health Insurance Marketplaces: Experiences and Progress in Reaching and Enrolling Diverse Populations
One of the important features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 is the creation of health
insurance marketplaces (originally called exchanges), which are intended to make available a
choice of
February 2015
Safety-Net Hospital Systems Transformation in the Era of Health Care Reform
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 has committed considerable dollars to help safety-net hospital systems build their capacity, create efficiency, enhance quality, and ultimately transform to improve the health
December 2014
Status and Progress in Engaging Communities of Color to Advance Resilience to Climate Change
A growing body of evidence suggests that low income communities of color are especially
susceptible to the adverse effects of climate change, often facing greater morbidity and mortality than the general
May 2014
Marketplace Consumer Assistance Program and Diverse Communities
State-based health insurance marketplaces, established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010,
represent an unprecedented opportunity to curtail longstanding racial and ethnic disparities in
health insurance and access to care.
November 2013
ACA & Health Equity Series Report No. 4: Health and Prevention Programs for Advancing Health Equity
The United States spends more on health care than any other industrialized nation, yet this
greater spending does not translate to better health or life expectancy.
September 2013
ACA & Health Equity Series Report No. 3: Enhancing and Diversifying the Nation’s Health Care Workforce
Research to date reveals that the lack of diversity in the health care workforce is a significant
challenge to meeting the needs of racially and ethnically diverse populations who experience clear
and
August 2013
ACA & Health Equity Series Report No. 2: Supporting and Transitioning the Health Care Safety Net
The nation’s health care safety net is a patchwork of institutions, financing, and programs that
disproportionately serve low-income, uninsured, and racially and ethnically diverse populations.