Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Disparities
ER Closures & Mortality at Nearby Hospitals
There has been an increase in demand for emergency care in the U.S., yet access to emergency rooms is diminishing. From 1996 to 2009, annual visits to Emergency Departments (EDs) increased by 51% while the number of EDs decreased by Continue Reading …
Should readmissions penalties take patient socioeconomic status into account?
With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), our health care system has been charged with reforming the delivery of care via implementation of programs including but not limited to the hospital readmission reduction program (HRRP). Essentially, HRRP requires Continue Reading …
Insuring Our Nations Veterans
Myth: All United States military veterans receive health insurance. Fact: More than 1.5 million U.S. veterans were uninsured in 2010. A recent article in the American Journal of Public Health examined the impact of the Affordable Care Act on military Continue Reading …
LGBT Insurance Disparities
Legal marriage for same-sex (SS) adults is currently recognized by 16 states and the District of Columbia. An additional 3 states grant civil unions, but the remaining states have banned SS marriage through legislative action or amendments to their state Continue Reading …
Cultivating Latino Policymakers to Ensure Health Care for All
With over 53 million in the United States, and more than 50,000 gaining the right to vote each month, Latinos are becoming increasingly influential in the American political sphere. Democrats’ promises of reform in areas ranging from immigration to health Continue Reading …