The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law in 2010, has several provisions that could greatly improve the behavioral health of children and adolescents in the United States. It requires that many insurance plans cover mental health and substance use disorder services, rehabilitative services to help support people with behavioral […]
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Health Insurance Disparities and the Affordable Care Act: Where Could Inequality Decline?
In 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) increased access to health insurance for millions of Americans. Based on income, some people may receive subsidies and tax credits to buy insurance, while others may qualify for Medicaid in certain states. Could these changes help to reduce disparities in health insurance? How could Medicaid […]
Improving Access to Coverage for Children with Special Health Care Needs in the Face of Health Inequities
This brief presents findings from interviews with family leadership organization staff in Colorado, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont about health insurance coverage and health care financing and the experiences of children with special health care needs (CSHCN), their families, and their communities. Topics include coverage and financing barriers experienced by families raising CSHCN […]
Affordable Care Act Enrollment Assistance for the LGBT Community
This toolkit is designed to increase provider awareness of issues that particularly affect the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population, provide information on key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, provide information specific to enrollment for LGBT communities, and offer resources to support LGBT individuals who have questions or are ready to enroll. Among the LGBT community […]
Health Insurance Enrollment Glossary in 12 Asian and Pacific Islander Languages
In response to the need for a more accessible, translated glossary of health insurance-related terms, Action for Health Justice (AHJ) created this glossary of health insurance enrollment terms in English and the following 12 Asian and Pacific Islander languages: Burmese Chinese (Traditional) Chuukese Hindi Hmong Khmer Korean Laotian Marshallese Tagalog Tongan Vietnamese The Glossary contains […]
Medicaid to 26 Health Coverage for Youth Who Were in Foster Care
Under the Affordable Care Act, young people who have aged-out of foster care are now allowed to use Medicaid until they turn 26. How does one get enrolled? The Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy (SCAA) released new materials for both individual enrollees and providers to help explain the Medicaid to 26 benefit. Population of […]