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America needs commonsense immigration policies that work for our country and align with our values of shared responsibility, unity and fairness. Making sure that everyone has access to health care must be a central pillar in fixing our immigration system.
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | February 2013 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health care access Health advocacy Health policy Health advocacy » Cultural competency |
The design of the Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) will have a direct impact on the health and well-being of over 70 million Americans. EHB design will also have tremendous impact across our health care system and is a central component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). A uniform and comprehensive package of essential health benefits has the potential to improve the health and health care of the 2.4 million uninsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | January 2013 |
| Type: | Testimony and Comments |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy Health policy |
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) influences policy, mobilizes communities, and strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. We believe in health justice and work with community advocates, public health leaders and policymakers to generate policy and systems changes that benefit our communities at the national, state and local levels.
On June 15, 2012, the Obama Administration announced a new initiative, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), allowing certain undocumented youth to qualify for “deferred action” status. Although this status does not provide a path to lawful permanent residency, it does grant a temporary suspension of deportation proceedings and enables grantees to gain work authorization.
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | October 2012 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health benefits Health policy » Health care access Health policy Health policy » Health care reform |
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) thanks the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the opportunity to comment on and voice our opposition to the Interim Final Rule excluding DACA-eligible youth from accessing many of the affordable health insurance options available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | October 2012 |
| Type: | Testimony and Comments |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health care access Health policy Health policy » Health care reform |
Reproductive Justice Fellow (LSRJ)
Déodonné Bhattarai is the Reproductive Justice Fellow at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), a national health policy organization dedicated to strengthening policies, programs, and research to improve the health and well-being of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
October 5, 2012
Sponsored by the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, this webinar will feature representatives from the Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the community who will speak about how the Affordable Care Act will increase health care access and reduce health care disparities for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
September 12, 2012
Sponsored by the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, this webinar will feature representatives from the Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the community who will speak about how the Affordable Care Act will increase health care access and reduce health care disparities for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
August 10, 2012
The Health Care Law and You: How does the ACA help Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam and American Samoa)?
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AA and NHPI communities are extraordinarily diverse with dozens of different cultures and languages. Discrimination related to culture, language, affordability, and restrictions on legal immigrants continue to impose major barriers to accessing quality health care for AAs and NHPIs.
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