From Urban Institute :: Health Policy Center <[email protected]>
Subject Opportunities for using health plan data to advance equity
Date July 28, 2022 11:31 AM
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Collection of race and ethnicity data for use by health plans to close gaps
Incomplete race and ethnicity data can hide injustices in systems of care. This analysis of barriers and solutions to collecting these data highlights opportunities for health plans to leverage their unique position to advance health equity.

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What happens to women&rsquo;s health care coverage if premium tax credits expire at the end of 2022?
About 850,000 additional adult women of reproductive age will be uninsured in 2023 if enhance credits expire. Uninsured women are at high risk of an unplanned pregnancy&mdash;and many could lose coverage in states with restrictions on abortion access.

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Free preventive services improve access to care
A lawsuit pending in Texas, which seeks to overturn the Affordable Care Act&rsquo;s requirement that most private health plans cover more than 100 preventive services without cost sharing, could have far-reaching consequences for 167.5 million Americans.

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Access to paid leave is lowest among workers with the greatest needs
Gaps in access to paid time off leaves many working adults with the fewest resources at risk of losing wages&mdash;or their job&mdash;when they confront a health crisis, have a baby, or care for a seriously ill family member.

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Diversifying the US health care workforce isn&rsquo;t enough on its own
Conversations with Black and Latinx health care students and professionals underscore the importance of having a supportive institutional culture to underpin diversity programs.

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Providing continuous coverage to children until their sixth birthday
A recent article in Health Affairs explains why Oregon&rsquo;s request to use 1115 authority under Medicaid to provide continuous coverage to infants and young children who enroll before age 6 is next-level policy for promoting children&rsquo;s development.

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