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

The Kaiser Family Foundation presents a series of live, interactive webcasts devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States.

The fifth and final in a series of 2008 election briefs examines the issue of racial and ethnic disparities in health care – whether in insurance coverage, access, or quality of care.  The brief examines four broad policy areas for addressing racial and ethnic healthcare disparities and provides an overview of the presidential candidates' positions on the issue.  All of the series' previously released briefs can also be viewed online.

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.

As discussions on national health care reform move to the forefront, some have focused on the role of immigrants in the health care system.  These five basic facts address questions about how immigrants use and affect the health care system.

This compendium summarizes about a dozen federal legislative initiatives introduced in the 110th Congress to address racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care.

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

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.