Advancing Health Equity through State Implementation of Health Reform

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides opportunities for states to make lasting and comprehensive systems change in their approaches to achieving health equity for their most vulnerable populations. Through provisions in areas such as coverage and access, prevention, care coordination, population health, and quality and efficiency, the Act offers state policymakers a broad range of policy levers for improving health care and the health status of their racial and ethnic minority populations.

With support from the Aetna Foundation, the National Academy for State Heath Policy is hosting a webinar to highlight the opportunities presented by health care reform to advance state health equity agendas. In addition to featuring national health equity experts and information on how states are using the ACA to achieve health equity, this webinar will announce the NASHP State Health Equity Learning Collaborative, an initiative to help state policymakers maintain momentum towards achieving health equity while implementing federal health care reform.

Download the RFA here!

Download the webinar slides here!

Download the prospective applicant call recording here!

Speakers:

• Dr. Ernest Moy, Medical Officer, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Dennis Andrulis, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Texas Health Institute and Associate Professor, University of Texas School of Public Health
• Diane Justice, Senior Program Director, National Academy for State Health Policy

Download the RFA here!

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