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

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