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Disabled immigrants face compounding barriers to education and employment
During a recent convening, experts discussed how immigrants with disabilities face multiple structural barriers, how Protection and Advocacy systems and community-based organizations could help bridge gaps in access to education and employment opportunities, and more.

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Can Medicaid payment and purchasing strategies advance health equity?
Researchers examine four payment and purchasing strategies that states may consider to advance health equity in their Medicaid programs. They also identify lessons learned and opportunities for improvement to inform Medicaid policy.

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Urban’s new podcast, Evidence in Action, is live—TUNE IN!
Urban's President Sarah Rosen Wartell and Executive Vice President Kimberlyn Leary inspire changemakers to lead with evidence and act with equity. Listen to the first episode and subscribe today!

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Medicare Advantage Employer Group Waiver Plans
About 5 million Medicare beneficiaries get coverage through a retiree plan offered by their employer, but research on these plans is scarce. This primer identifies key policy issues and areas for future research.

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Envisioning a new health system rooted in equity
“To optimize health opportunities for all Americans, and to help repair the harms caused by racism and other forms of structural disadvantage, the health system must be thought of as a public good and a democratic concern,” authors Anthony Iton and Damon Francis write.

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Strategies for addressing Unequal Treatment
Approaches to eliminate racial and ethnic inequities in health care include focusing on communication, prioritizing interventions that directly address racism and its structural drivers affecting care, and using alliance building to act on inequities.

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In the absence of the expanded child tax credit, many families with kids faced material hardship in 2022
Working-age adults with children were more likely than adults without children to face difficulty meeting basic needs in 2022, despite having higher family employment rates.

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