Health Research & Educational Trust: A Framework for Stratifying Race, Ethnicity and Language Data

This guide from the Health Research & Educational Trust outlines a framework for hospitals and health systems to stratify patient Continue reading →

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Proposed Changes to Medicare Shared Savings Program

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a proposed regulation that would make significant changes to the Continue reading →

Peterson Center on Healthcare Launched to Transform U.S. Healthcare

Today the Peter G. Peterson Foundation announced the launch of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, a new organization dedicated to transforming Continue reading →

On Executives Orders…and Immigration History and Policies

The Presidential Memoranda signed today by President Barack Obama will dramatically change the lives of five million undocumented immigrants who have Continue reading →

Melissa Stafford Jones Named New HHS Region IX Regional Director

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced the appointment of Melissa Stafford Jones as the Region Continue reading →

Families USA: Network Adequacy and Health Equity

This policy brief from Families USA describes the issue of network adequacy and its importance for achieving health equity for communities Continue reading →

Health Access: California’s Uneven Safety Net – A Survey of County Health Care

This 2013 report from Health Access describes county-funded “indigent” health care programs for low-income residents in California. While there are Continue reading →

American Community Survey: Language Use in the U.S., 2011

This data brief from the U.S. Census Bureau reports data from the 2011 American Community Survey about language use in Continue reading →