The impact of the coverage gap in states not expanding Medicaid by race and ethnicity

The impact of the coverage gap in states not expanding Medicaid by race and ethnicity

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Issue brief (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
Author(s):
Artiga, Samantha, author
Stephens, Jessica, author
Damico, Anthony, author
Contributor(s):
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, issuing body.
Publication:
Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, April 2015
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Healthcare Disparities -- ethnology
Healthcare Disparities -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance Coverage -- legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance, Health -- legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data
Medicaid -- legislation & jurisprudence
Medicaid -- statistics & numerical data
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
People of color face longstanding and persistent disparities in accessing health coverage that contribute to greater barriers to care and poorer health outcomes. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion to adults with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL) makes many uninsured adults of color newly eligible for the program, which would help increase their access to care and promote greater health equity. However, in states that do not implement the ACA Medicaid expansion, poor adults fall into a coverage gap and will likely remain uninsured. This brief examines the impact of this coverage gap by race and ethnicity and finds that it disproportionately impacts poor uninsured Black adults, which may contribute to widening disparities in health and health care over time.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (5 pages, 1 unnumbered page))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101670469 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101670469