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Delayed and forgone health care for adults and children amid the pandemic
Fear of coronavirus exposure, along with disrupted provider services, caused more than one-third of adults to delay or miss out on medical care and
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28.8 percent of parents to postpone or forgo medical care for their children.

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How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting life expectancy?
The US had a much larger decrease in life expectancy between 2018 and 2020 than other high-income nations, with pronounced losses among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black populations.

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Average decline in material hardship during the pandemic conceals unequal circumstances
Despite a steep drop in employment during the pandemic, the share of nonelderly adults reporting material hardship declined. But this change obscures the substantial hardships among families who lost work.

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Do Black and white patients experience similar rates of adverse safety events at the same hospital?
Our assessment of racial disparities in the quality of inpatient care using 11 patient safety indicators shows Black patients experience higher rates of hospital-acquired illnesses and injuries related to surgical procedures relative to white patients treated in the same hospital.

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Most adults who feel treated or judged unfairly by health care providers report adverse consequences
More than 3 in 4 adults who reported unfair treatment or judgment based on their race or ethnicity at a doctor’s office, clinic, or hospital also reported that such treatment or judgment disrupted their receipt of health care.

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The coverage and cost effects of key health insurance reforms being considered by Congress
Together, two reforms to the Affordable Care Act could broadly expand eligibility for Marketplace subsidies; reduce the number of uninsured people, especially at lower income levels; and lessen households’ financial burdens for health care.

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Immigrant families with low incomes were deeply affected by the COVID-19 crisis yet avoided safety net programs
More than 1 in 4 adults in low-income immigrant families reported they or a family member avoided seeking help with basic needs because of green card or other immigration concerns in 2020. Read about the chilling effects on
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immigrant families with children .

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