WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, which will have a transformative impact on the nation’s social safety net. By expanding Medicaid and lowering the costs of healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges, the provisions in the Build Back Better Act will expand access to…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) released its report titled Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Networks for Community Health in the Age of COVID-19: Results of a National Survey of Community-Based Organizations. Building upon our April 2020 publication , the Report surveys 80 community partners in APIAHF’s national network…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Juliet K. Choi, president and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) issued the following statement in response to the passage and signing of the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “By strengthening our transportation infrastructure and promoting economic recovery, this historic act serves as a critical…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Juliet K. Choi, president and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Build Back Better framework, which maintainsnumerous wide-reaching initiatives which will improve the lives of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA NH/PI) communities by lowering the cost of…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Today, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems released its recommendations for an equity-centered public health data infrastructure improve public health data and data systems to achieve health equity. Accompanying the release of the report, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced that it will award $50 million in…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative honors the contributions of indigenous peoples by celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, October 11, 2021, and co-sponsoring two complimentary virtual programs on Indian Boarding Schools to be held at 1:00 PM EDT and 7:00 PM EDT PM on that day. First proposed in…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – On Friday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced the Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act (LIFT the BAR Act). The LIFT the BAR Act removes the five-year bar that restricts lawfully present non-citizens from accessing federal and state public benefits that was imposed by the harsh and archaic restrictions of the Personal…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) with the COVID Collaborative and Hart Research, released the results of a nationwide COVID-19 survey that focused specifically on the diverse Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. Over 1,500 people participated in the study, which presents disaggregated data for ethnic…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) announced Oliver J. Kim as its new board chair, succeeding Dr. Diane Paloma, who will remain on the board. Dr. Sheldon Riklon, a leading voice in the Marshallese community, was welcomed as the organization’s newest director. “We look forward to Chair Kim’s leadership of…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Today, in a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decisively dismissed the challenge by Republican led-states and the Trump administration to end the Affordable Care Act. The resilient law has been repeatedly challenged in the courts and legislature despite its critical health care protections for millions of families in the midst of a…
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