Affordable Care Act of 2010: Creating Job Opportunities for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations
The healthcare industry has been an engine of job growth, and the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) is expected to stimulate further growth. Over the next decade, the healthcare…
The Affordable Care Act: Creating Job Opportunities for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations presentation
This presentation accompanies a study based on a fall 2013 study from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The Affordable Care Act: Creating Job Opportunities for Racially and…
The Deep South and Medicaid Expansion: The View from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands Medicaid so that it can provide health insurance to a larger pool of low-income uninsured adults, including adults with no children and whose incomes…
The Impact of the Sequestration on the Health and Well-Being of Communities of Color
Dr. Brian Smedley spoke on the effect a federal government sequestration can and will have on health and other programs that assist a large number of people of color during…
Changing Expectations: Factors Influencing Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy and Childbirth
While studies have demonstrated that men are important to maternal and child health, expectant fathers lack specific roles in pregnancy and childbirth. In this article from the September/October 2012 edition…
The Lived Experience of Race and Its Health Consequences
A growing body of research illuminates the mechanisms through which racism and discrimination influence the health status of people of color. Much of the focus of this research, however, has…
Health Reform at the Crossroads: Will the Affordable Care Act Help Eliminate Health Inequities
This week marks the second anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It’s also the week that oral arguments begin before the U.S. Supreme Court…
Medicaid: A Lifeline for Blacks and Latinos with Serious Health Care Needs
This report, commissioned by the Families USA, the Joint Center Health Policy Institute, and other allies, describes the likely impact on African Americans and Latinos of cuts to Medicaid, the…
Segregated Spaces, Risky Places: The Effects of Segregation on Racial and Ethnic Health
Places with high concentrations of African Americans or Hispanics tend to be places with limited opportunity and infrastructure resulting from a lack of investment in social and economic development. The…
FACT SHEET: The Economic Burden Of Health Inequalities in the United States
This fact sheet presents a summary of findings on the economic burden of health disparities in the United States. View it below. Economic Burden Of Health Inequalities Fact Sheet