Based on historic flu vaccination rates, achieving racial and socioeconomic equity in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout will require a robust, varied network of vaccine providers, appointment scheduling assistance, and targeted messages to address vaccine hesitancy.
Vaccine hesitancy doesn’t explain why Black and Latinx residents in the greater DC region are less likely to receive the vaccine than white residents, despite facing higher mortality rates from COVID-19. Check out a virtual discussion on removing barriers to vaccine distribution.
The American Rescue Plan Act provides an option to states that could mean many new mothers and other birthing people can soon worry less about the possibility of losing their health insurance coverage.
As the Biden administration seeks to build upon the Affordable Care Act, a new research series from the Urban Institute analyzes various approaches for introducing a public option and/or capped provider payment rates.
This brief describes the large increase in demand for charitable food assistance across the US following the rise in food insecurity, economic disruption, and material hardship experienced by families during the COVID-19 pandemic recession.
Microsimulation models, which mimic the operation of government programs and market processes to predict outcomes, can produce reliable answers to questions about racial equity, but only if the underlying data and assumptions reflect the persistence of structural racism.
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