Health Equity

Using Medicaid Managed Care Contracts to Support Community Health Workers (CHWs)

As trusted members of their communities, community health workers (CHWs) have a proven track record of increasing access to preventive services, improving health outcomes, and even reducing costs. And...

At a Glance: Pathways for Sustainably Funding Community Health Workers in Medicaid

Community Health Workers in Delivery and Payment Transformation: How New Delivery and Payment Models Can Incentivize and Support the Use of CHWs

Community health workers (CHWs) have a proven track record of improving health outcomes, reducing health care costs, and addressing health disparities. As trusted members of their communities, CHWs pr...

Community Health Worker Impact Estimator Tool – Webinar

For generations, community leaders have seen how valuable community health workers (CHWs) can be. As health equity advocates, we know that CHWs truly understand the communities they serve and have the...

Protecting Health Care Programs from Spending Cuts

Many government leaders have proposed cutting health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid to reduce federal spending. However, cutting these programs would hurt both American families and the e...

Reforming the Way Health Care Is Delivered Can Reduce Health Care Disparities

Although the Affordable Care Act now offers individuals greatly expanded access to health coverage, simply having an insurance card does not guarantee access to high-quality health care. In fact, for ...

Improving Private Health Insurance Networks for Communities of Color

Having health insurance is a key step to obtaining health care. But insurance alone does not guarantee that consumers will have meaningful access to care. People of color, in particular, may continue ...

Medicaid Expansion and Health Disparities: African Americans

n the states that have chosen not to expand their Medicaid program, there are hundreds of thousands of uninsured, low-income African Americans who are lagging behind on key measures of access to healt...

Checklist for a Health Plan Provider Network that Adequately Serves Diverse Consumers

People of color continue to experience disparities in health care and health outcomes. Even when they are insured, minority populations may continue to face barriers to obtaining good health care. On...

Medicaid Expansion and Health Disparities: Hispanics

In the states that have chosen not to expand their Medicaid program, there are hundreds of thousands of uninsured, low-income Hispanics who are lagging behind on key measures of access to health care....