Posts Tagged by Health Disparities
Median Income Lower in 2010 Than 1997, Disparities Widen
| September 13, 2011 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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According to new Census data released today, real median income fell to $49,445 in 2010, the lowest number since 1997, and the largest decline in income in a single year of any recession since at least 1967. In other words, the recent recession has undone a decade’s worth of income… more
Decreased Coverage, Higher Care Costs Negate Income Increases
| September 9, 2011 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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The recent issue of Health Affairs paints a bleak health care picture. A Commonwealth Fund survey found that 29 million adults with insurance lacked adequate coverage in 2010, leaving them unprotected from high medical expenses. This was a marked increase from 16 million underinsured adults in 2003 (80% increase), indicating… more
Falling Out of the Middle Class
| September 7, 2011 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trust‘s Economic Mobility Project shows that a middle-class upbringing does not guarantee middle class status as an adult. The study analyzes potential factors that contribute to this downward mobility, which was measured in three ways: the percent who fall out of the middle… more
Reform Addresses Health Disparities
| September 14, 2010 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
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In expanding coverage opportunities, healthcare reform has helped improve access to affordable health coverage for many communities of color. Rea Pañares, director of Minority Health Initiatives, and Sherice Perry, program manager of the Minority Health division at Families USA, offer thoughts about the provisions in reform that help address health… more
Health Reform: Effects on Ethnic Disparities
| November 17, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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I wrote a while back on research assessing the excess costs as a result of racial and ethnic health disparities, which the Urban Institute estimates to be $337 billion over the next 10 years. The bills before Congress contain numerous provisions that would directly or indirectly have a positive impact… more
