Rep. Royce sold out the community on health care
By Sarah Ayau | When Rep. Ed Royce voted to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act last week, he left out something very important: the people in our community!
Read MoreBREAKING: House Passes Health Care Bill; Community Groups Despair
By India West | Relieved Republicans muscled their health care bill through the House May 4, taking their biggest step toward dismantling the Obama health care overhaul since Donald Trump took office, reports AP. They won passage only after overcoming their own divisions that nearly sank the measure six weeks ago.
Read MoreSurvey finds health disparities in two Pacific Islander populations
By Morgan Sherburne | A survey of two groups of Pacific Islanders draws comparisons between the health of two populations of Pacific Islanders residing in California, revealing they lag behind the state in several key areas of health.
Read MoreHealth Care Repeal Plan Breaks Promise for COFA Communities
By Kathy Ko Chin | The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a lifeline for millions of Americans relying on its protections and financial support as their only means to afford coverage and access health care.
Read MoreThe GOP health care plan scores an F from the policy arm of Consumer Reports
By Michelle Singletary | Ben D’Avanzo’s tweet caught my attention. “Would you buy a toaster that Consumers Reports gave an F? Not me,” tweeted D’Avanzo, a senior policy analyst at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum. “We should be pretty worried about their grade of the ACA repeal plan.”
Read More10 Resign from President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
By Traci G. Lee | Ten members of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) submitted their resignation to President Donald Trump, NBC News has learned.
Read MoreMost of the White House’s Asian American advisory commission has resigned in protest of Trump
By Nidhi Prakash | The majority of the White House’s Asian American advisory commission resigned in protest of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies this week.
Read MoreHealth Equity Matters for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
By Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, and John J. Park, MB ChB | Achieving health equity remains a compelling vision for our diverse nation. But doing so requires clear understanding of health outcomes for all major American populations and their subgroups. In the case of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs)—who comprise the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the United States—fundamental data challenges have long hampered progress. However, the last decade has witnessed some forward motion.
Read MoreHealth care’s new majority
By Sophie Quinton | On any given day at the Salud Clinic, Lucrecia Maas sees about 22 patients. They come to the community health center tucked away in an office park needing cavities filled, prescriptions renewed and babies vaccinated. When they start to speak, it’s rarely in English. They might speak Hindi. Or Dari. Or Hmong. Or Russian.
Read MoreReproductive Healthcare Remains a Right Without Access
By Kathy Ko Chin | In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that women have the right to take charge of their own health, and without the ability to do so, women of every race, age and income level would lose their freedom over their own well-being.
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