Identifying and evaluating equity provisions in state health care reform

Identifying and evaluating equity provisions in state health care reform

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
Smedley, Brian.
Alvarez, Beatrice.
Pañares, Rea.
Fish-Parcham, Cheryl.
Adland, Sara.
Commonwealth Fund.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2008]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Health Care Rationing -- statistics & numerical data
Health Care Reform
Health Services Accessibility -- statistics & numerical data
California
Illinois
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
United States
Washington
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Millions of people in the United States--principally racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and those who lack proficiency in English--face barriers to high-quality health care. Such problems are largely due to high numbers of uninsured individuals among these groups, though it persists even when they are insured. By expanding health insurance coverage and addressing issues of access to care, quality of care, patient empowerment, infrastructural reforms, and social and community-level determinants of health, states have the potential to achieve equity. This report seeks to identify state policies that promote equitable health care access and quality and to evaluate existing laws, regulations, or reform proposals in five states--Massachusetts, Washington, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and California. These states' initiatives, all of which move toward universal health insurance coverage, also address other innovative strategies such as improving health care provider diversity, distribution, and cultural competence.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101473117 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101473117