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Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity & Medical Care, 2007 Update
This chartbook serves as a quick reference on racial/ethnic disparities in health, health insurance coverage, and health care access and quality.

Analysis on Disparities in Health Coverage Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
This analysis of subgroups of the nation's Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations finds some groups doing much worse than others in health insurance coverage and access to health care.

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Health Coverage in an Economic Downturn: Impact of Tight Budgets on Families and States -- November 2008
The economic downturn has strained family finances and led some Americans to cut back on medications and medical care. The Foundation has a number of resources that shed light on how Americans and states are faring and provide background on the uninsured, employer-sponsored health insurance costs, trends in states’ Medicaid enrollment and spending and prior efforts to support the Medicaid program during a slumping economy.

Addressing Disparities in Health and Health Care — Issues for Reform -- June 2008
Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Dr.P.H., Kaiser senior advisor on race, ethnicity and health care, testified before the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee about the role of health insurance in reducing disparities in health care and in health status.

Kaiser Fast Facts -- May 2008
“Kaiser Fast Facts” features “QuickTakes” and “Kaiser Slides” – two tools that provide direct access to facts, data and slides about the nation's health care system and programs, in an easy-to-use format. “QuickTakes” presents an inventory of facts-at-a-glance and "Kaiser Slides" allows Web visitors to freely view, download and print graphics and tables of health policy statistics and trends.

Health Coverage and Access to Care Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders -- April 2008
A new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum examines the health coverage, access to health care and health status of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups in the United States, and finds that certain subgroups are doing much worse than others in terms of health insurance coverage and access to health care. For example, Korean Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are about twice as likely to be uninsured as whites.

The Health Status of African American Men in the United States -- April 2007
This fact sheet provides an overview of the health of African American men, including mortality rates, health status, insurance coverage and access to care.

Key Health and Health Care Indicators by Race/Ethnicity and State -- April 2007
This data update shows variation across states and racial and ethnic groups for six key health and health care indicators.

Kaiser Family Foundation Launches Free News Report on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities on kaisernetwork.org -- January 2007
Recognizing the need for greater awareness and understanding of racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, the Kaiser Family Foundation announced today the launch of a news summary report – the Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look at Race, Ethnicity and Health. The report is available through a free weekly email, with stories updated daily online on kaisernetwork.org.

Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look at Race, Ethnicity and Health -- December 2006
This free, weekly report from kaisernetwork.org synthesizes news coverage from hundreds of print and broadcast news sources related to health and health care issues that affect racial and ethnic communities. The report also highlights new studies and journal articles, initiatives, developments in the field, and upcoming events.

The Role of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage for Immigrants: A Primer -- July 2006

This primer examines the role of employer-based coverage for immigrants and the specific hurdles they face in obtaining this coverage.

Fact Sheet: Young African American Men in the United States -- July 2006
This fact sheet highlights key information about the education, health and overall status of young African American men, including comparisons to other groups. It was released at a July 2006 event, "Paths to Success: A Forum on Young African American Men."

The economic downturn has strained family finances and led some Americans to cut back on medications and medical care. The Foundation has a number of resources that shed light on how Americans and states are faring and provide background on the uninsured, employer-sponsored health insurance costs, trends in states’ Medicaid enrollment and spending and prior efforts to support the Medicaid program during a slumping economy.

Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Dr.P.H., Kaiser senior advisor on race, ethnicity and health care, testified before the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee about the role of health insurance in reducing disparities in health care and in health status.

“Kaiser Fast Facts” features “QuickTakes” and “Kaiser Slides” – two tools that provide direct access to facts, data and slides about the nation's health care system and programs, in an easy-to-use format. “QuickTakes” presents an inventory of facts-at-a-glance and "Kaiser Slides" allows Web visitors to freely view, download and print graphics and tables of health policy statistics and trends.

A new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum examines the health coverage, access to health care and health status of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups in the United States, and finds that certain subgroups are doing much worse than others in terms of health insurance coverage and access to health care. For example, Korean Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are about twice as likely to be uninsured as whites.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the health of African American men, including mortality rates, health status, insurance coverage and access to care.

This data update shows variation across states and racial and ethnic groups for six key health and health care indicators.

Recognizing the need for greater awareness and understanding of racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, the Kaiser Family Foundation announced today the launch of a news summary report – the Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look at Race, Ethnicity and Health. The report is available through a free weekly email, with stories updated daily online on kaisernetwork.org.

This free, weekly report from kaisernetwork.org synthesizes news coverage from hundreds of print and broadcast news sources related to health and health care issues that affect racial and ethnic communities. The report also highlights new studies and journal articles, initiatives, developments in the field, and upcoming events.

This primer examines the role of employer-based coverage for immigrants and the specific hurdles they face in obtaining this coverage.

This fact sheet highlights key information about the education, health and overall status of young African American men, including comparisons to other groups. It was released at a July 2006 event, "Paths to Success: A Forum on Young African American Men."

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Minority Health: Coverage

People of color are more likely to be uninsured than are whites, largely reflecting lower rates of employer-based coverage. The lack of health insurance affects an individual's ability to obtain care and has consequences for their health and financial well-being. Among the non-elderly population, Latinos and Native Americans are 2 to 3 times as likely to be uninsured as whites. Medicaid is a particularly important source of coverage for minority Americans, helping to offset the lower rates of employer-based coverage. Medicare, the major source of coverage for the elderly, provides financing for basic health services but generally does not cover outpatient prescription drugs. This is an issue for all Medicare beneficiaries. Reducing disparities in care will require efforts to expand coverage and assure the adequacy of coverage for needed services such as prescription drugs.