Personal Experiences of U.S.Racial/Ethnic Minorities in Today's Difficult Times
Households across America are facing barriers to affordable housing, delayed healthcare, and problems affording food—with these trends being acutely felt among Black, Latino, and Native American families. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - August 1, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health Tags: Social Determinants of Health Health Disparities Source Type: news
How Well-Targeted are the American Rescue Plan Act’s Premium Tax Credits?
Premium tax credits included in the ARPA made health coverage more affordable for millions during the pandemic. However, the credits are set to expire at the end of 2022. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - July 8, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Simpson M Tags: Healthcare Coverage and Access Source Type: news
Leadership for Better Health: Evaluation of the RWJF Change Leadership Initiative
The evaluation of the Change Leadership Initiative focuses on cross-initiative learnings based on experiences and outcomes tracked across all four leadership programs. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - May 18, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Health Leadership Development Source Type: news
COVID-19 Pandemic-Era Nutrition Assistance: Impact And Sustainability
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred a far-reaching federal policy response that likely mitigated an increase in food insecurity in some U.S. populations. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - May 5, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Caspi C Tags: Social Determinants of Health Public and Community Health Source Type: news
ARPA’s Enhanced Premium Subsidies Provide Particularly Large Benefits to Residents of Rural Areas
Rural residents benefit most from the ARPA's enhanced premium subsidies. Research finds enhancements made coverage more affordable for millions, particularly in rural areas. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - May 3, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Holahan J Tags: Healthcare Quality and Value Healthcare Coverage and Access National Source Type: news
Marketplace Competition and Premiums: 2019–2022
Health insurance premiums in the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces declined in most states in 2022 for the third straight year, while employer-sponsored insurance premiums rose. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - April 12, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Holahan J Tags: Healthcare Quality and Value Healthcare Coverage and Access National Source Type: news
Racial, Ethnic, and Language Concordance Between Patients and Their Usual Healthcare Providers
Patients of color are less likely than White patients to report being the same race as their healthcare providers. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - March 17, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Gonzalez D Tags: Healthcare Quality and Value Health Disparities National Source Type: news
Bolstered by Recovery Legislation, the Health Insurance Safety Net Prevented a Rise in Uninsurance Between 2019 and 2021
The health insurance safety net, enhanced by COVID-19 pandemic legislation, prevented major coverage losses and reduced uninsurance. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - March 11, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: McMorrow S Tags: Healthcare Quality and Value Healthcare Coverage and Access National Source Type: news
Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And Health Equity
Stark disparities in health outcomes during the pandemic led to health policy funding and interventions addressing social needs and social determinants of health to improve health equity. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - March 10, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Bleser W K Tags: Social Determinants of Health Health Disparities Source Type: news
Seizing the Moment: How a Public Health Institute Would Advance Health Equity in New Jersey
This report recommends comprehensive strategies to create such an institute with a mission to close health equity gaps and ensure New Jersey has adequate resources for its residents to live their healthiest lives. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - March 10, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Nicholson Foundation Tags: Health Disparities Public and Community Health New Jersey (NJ) NJ Source Type: news
Overlap of ACA Individual and Medicaid Coverage by Parent Company
The synergies between Medicaid and the Marketplace which have been growing for the past several years will soon be put to a real-world test when millions face the loss of their coverage. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - March 1, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Hempstead K Tags: Healthcare Quality and Value Healthcare Coverage and Access Source Type: news
The 2021 Child Tax Credit
The Child Tax Credit is a near-universal benefit for families with children ages birth to 17 and lifts millions of children out of poverty annually. What shape the Child Tax Credit will take in coming years remains in flux. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - February 10, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Maag E Tags: Child and Family Well-Being Health Disparities Source Type: news
Characteristics and Well-Being of Adults with Nonstandard Work Arrangements
Individuals in nonstandard work arrangements struggle to pay for housing, food, and healthcare at measurably higher rates than their counterparts in more traditional fields and professions. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - February 3, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Karpman M Tags: Health Care Coverage and Access Source Type: news
Marketplace Pulse: Participation in 2022
Enrollment in the ACA marketplace has risen to record levels, with 13.6 million plan selections reported as of December 15, 2021. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - January 18, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Health Care Quality and Value Health Care Coverage and Access Source Type: news
Systemic Racism and Health Equity
Systemic racism is so embedded in systems and structures that it often is viewed as the natural, inevitable order of things. Addressing it is crucial to advancing health equity and achieving a more just society. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - January 1, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Braveman P Source Type: news
