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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
