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Category Archives: Demographic Data
Office of Minority Health: Enhanced National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) has released its long-awaited “enhanced” National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care. The original CLAS standards were issued by OMH … Continue reading
National Institutes of Health: Response to Institute of Medicine Report on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued this comprehensive response to the findings and recommendations of the 2011 Institute of Medicine’s report, The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: A Foundation for Better Understanding. NIH Director Dr. … Continue reading
Institute of Medicine: Collecting Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Data in Electronic Health Records
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has released a summary of its October 12, 2012 workshop on the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data in electronic health records. The summary can be downloaded from the IOM website and will … Continue reading
HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health: Recommendations for Health Insurance Exchanges
The following was my presentation to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Minority Health on November 29, 2012 regarding the implementation of health insurance exchanges and other national health care reforms.
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HHS Office of Civil Rights: Gender Identity Discrimination Prohibited under ACA Section 1557
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has clarified that discrimination based on gender identity, as a form of sex discrimination, is prohibited under section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act … Continue reading
Grantmakers in Health: Striving for Health Equity
This issue brief from Grantmakers in Health outlines strategies that foundations and other private funders are using to address disparities in health care and in health status. Among the strategies identified are funding for: Data collection Health care and public … Continue reading
HHS: Data on Health Care Disparities in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program
This September 2011 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes how data on health care disparities can be identified, collected, and evaluated in the Medicaid program and in the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Section 4302(a) of … Continue reading
Crosswalk of Demographic Questions for California Health Insurance Exchange Application
Here is a crosswalk of applicant demographic questions that are being considered for inclusion in the application for health insurance through the California Health Benefits Exchange, California’s state health insurance exchange being established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care … Continue reading
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2001 HHS Letter Clarifying Legality of Race and Ethnicty Data Collection
This January 2001 letter (sometimes referred to as the “Aetna letter”), was jointly issued by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights Director Tom Perez and Assistant Secretary of Health and Surgeon General David Satcher, and … Continue reading
California Department of Health Care Services: Demographic Data Collection in State Health Insurance Exchange
Here are my presentation and a resource list prepared for the California Department of Health Care Service on demographic data collection requirements and standards for the state health insurance exchange. These were prepared for a stakeholder meeting held by the … Continue reading
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