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Health Care Inequalities in America
The Need for Continuing Reform

Summary

Over the last two years, we have seen major expansions in health care coverage through both federal and state insurance exchanges, as well as by expanding Medicaid coverage. This Forum examined whether these efforts to extend coverage have improved the health care experiences of low-income Americans and have narrowed the gap in access to high-quality care between themselves and other Americans. The discussion drew on the findings of a new poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health that looked at patients’ perspectives on health care over the last two years, with a focus on the reported experiences of low-income Americans. Through this discussion, panelists identified a future agenda for eliminating inequalities in care.

Brief Video Highlight

Part of: Policy Controversies.

Presented in Collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and NPR

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Moderator

Joe Neel
Deputy Senior Supervising Editor and a Correspondent on the Science Desk, NPR

Expert Participants

Robert Blendon
Richard L. Menschel Professor of Public Health and Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis, Emeritus, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Benjamin Sommers
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Economics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Former Senior Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Katherine Hempstead
Senior Advisor, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Jackie Jenkins-Scott
President, Wheelock College and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dimock Community Health Center

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