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Medical debt in New York state and its unequal burden across communities
Medical debt varied widely across regions and generally fell most heavily on communities of color and communities with greater economic challenges.

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Unfair treatment toward adults with disabilities in three settings
Four in 10 adults with disabilities reported experiencing unfair treatment in health care settings, at work, or when applying for public benefits because of their disabilities or other personal characteristics in 2022.

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Analyzing the effects of Medicaid Forward in New Mexico
Medicaid Forward would expand Medicaid eligibility to all New Mexico residents. If implemented in 2024, as many as 142,000 people would gain coverage.

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Unequal Treatment at 20: Accelerating progress toward health care equity

Achieving health care equity requires addressing institutional and structural forms of racism operating both within health care systems and in society broadly. Comprehensive strategies that engage affected communities as full partners in system redesign are necessary.

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Do integrated care models for dual Medicare-Medicaid enrollees work?
Researchers examining the Financial Alignment Initiative demonstration for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees in Massachusetts found evidence of reduced emergency department use and greater intensity of home-based services but no evidence of change in hospital admissions or readmissions.

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Applying a premium cap in Medicare Part B and Part D
Researchers estimate the effects and costs of two national policies that would limit the financial burdens of premiums for Part B and Part D faced by Medicare enrollees with low incomes.

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Understanding the importance of public transportation for access to health care
Transportation barriers to health care disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic/Latinx adults and those with disabilities, low incomes, and public or no health insurance coverage.

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