This document describes the major policy updates in the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018. Assembled by the title leads, it does not reflect technical or other small changes, but does address much of the work the HEAA community work group and tri-caucus members have done to expand the bill to reflect health disparities…
For over a decade, the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) has been introduced each Congress by members of the Congressional Black, Hispanic and Asian and Pacific American Caucuses. HEAA serves as a key marker of how health equity advocates in Congress and in policy organizations would comprehensively address disparities. However, HEAA also has been…
The Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) is a comprehensive, broadly-supported legislation to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. HEAA is the only legislation that holistically addresses health inequalities, their intersections with immigration status, age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, language, and socio-economic status, along with obstacles associated with historical and…
Since the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period, Navigators, Certified Application Counselors (CACs), and other assisters have helped families in communities and populations that have unique and complex needs.
Since the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) first open enrollment period, Navigators, Certified Application Counselors (CACs), and other assisters have helped families and communities with unique and complex needs. Despite the valuable role they serve, these programs have faced substantial funding cuts, and they remain significantly underfunded.
