laying the foundation for eliminating health disparities
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Health Reform:. Laying the Foundation for Eliminating Health Disparities. Health Reform. Investing in Prevention & Public Health. National Spotlight on Prevention Public Health Fund. Investing in Prevention & Public Health: National Spotlight on Prevention. Council and advisory group - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Laying the Laying the Foundation for Foundation for
Eliminating Health Eliminating Health DisparitiesDisparities
Health Reform:
Health ReformHealth Reform
Investing in Investing in Prevention & Public Prevention & Public HealthHealth National Spotlight on Prevention
Public Health Fund
Investing in Prevention & Public Health:Investing in Prevention & Public Health:
National Spotlight on National Spotlight on PreventionPrevention
Council and advisory group National prevention, health
promotion, and public health strategy
Investing in Prevention & Public Health: Investing in Prevention & Public Health:
Public Health FundPublic Health Fund
$15 billion in mandatory funding over ten years
Funding for community transformation grants
Expanding Expanding Access and CoverageAccess and Coverage
Medicaid Expansion State-Based Exchanges Subsidies Community Health Center
Funding
Expanding Access and Coverage:Expanding Access and Coverage:
Medicaid ExpansionMedicaid Expansion
Millions more eligible for Medicaid
Increased funding for the states
A new marketplace to help people find insurance coverage
Subsidies to help people pay for coverage
Expanding Access and Coverage:Expanding Access and Coverage:
State-based ExchangesState-based ExchangesAnd SubsidiesAnd Subsidies
Expanding Access and Coverage:Expanding Access and Coverage:
Community Health Center Community Health Center FundingFunding $11 billion in new funding (over five years)
Addressing Disparities inAddressing Disparities inHealth Care Health Care Data Collection Federal Office(s) of Minority Health Language Access and Cultural
Competence Workforce Diversity Indian Health Care Improvement
Act
Addressing Disparities in Health Care:Addressing Disparities in Health Care:
Data CollectionData Collection
Standards for collecting and managing data Analysis of data within HHS and with other departments
Addressing Disparities in Health Care:Addressing Disparities in Health Care:
Federal Offices of Minority Federal Offices of Minority HealthHealth Federal Office of Minority Health
Establishment of specific Offices of Minority Health within HHS agencies
Addressing Disparities in Health Care:Addressing Disparities in Health Care:
Language Access and Language Access and Cultural CompetenceCultural Competence Culturally and linguistically
appropriate summary of benefits
Grants for training health care providers
Addressing Disparities in Health Care:Addressing Disparities in Health Care:
Workforce DiversityWorkforce Diversity
Permanent advisory committee on health workforce diversity
Funding and scholarships
Addressing Disparities in Health Care:Addressing Disparities in Health Care:
Indian Health Care Indian Health Care Improvement ActImprovement Act Incentives for Medicare,
Medicaid, and CHIP participation
Facilities and sanitation improvement at IHS sites
Access to preventive services and programs
Wrap-UpWrap-Up
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