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Amina Farhadi, JD Reproductive Justice Fellow July 8, 2011

Health Care Reform and Implications for Filipino American Health Increased Access to Care, Improved Preventive Care and Measures to Improve Quality and Address Disparities. Amina Farhadi, JD Reproductive Justice Fellow July 8, 2011. Health Care Reform.

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Amina Farhadi, JD Reproductive Justice Fellow July 8, 2011

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  1. Health Care Reform and Implications for Filipino American Health Increased Access to Care, Improved Preventive Care and Measures to Improve Quality and Address Disparities • Amina Farhadi, JD • Reproductive Justice Fellow • July 8, 2011

  2. Health Care Reform • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010 • PPACA will improve the health of communities of color by making several reforms to the nation’s health care system: • Increased Access to Health Care • Increased Coverage of Preventive Health Services • Improve Quality of Care and Address Health and Health Care Disparities

  3. Increased Access to Health Care • PPACA expands both public and private insurance • Currently (As of Sept. 2010) • Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plans (High Risk Pools) • Consumer Protections • Community Health Centers

  4. Increased Access to Health Care • Starting 2014 • Medicaid Expansion • Health Insurance Exchanges – an online market place for purchasing insurance

  5. Improved Access to Preventive Care • PPACA makes significant investments in preventive care and public health initiatives, including the creation of the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which received $500 million in fiscal year 2010. This money will go to programs such as the Community Transformation Grant Program, which provides grants to state and local agencies, and community based organizations (CBOs) that engage in evidence-based activities to promote chronic disease prevention. • Private Insurance • Medicaid • Community Health Centers

  6. Improving Quality and Addressing Disparities • PPACA contains numerous provisions aimed at lessening racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, age, gender and geographical disparities in health and health care. • National Quality Strategy and Priorities • Promoting Patient Centered Care • Promoting Effective Communication and Coordination of Care • National Stakeholder Strategy on Achieving Health Equity

  7. Resources • For more information on the effect of the PPACA on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, please visit our health care reform resource center at http://www.apiahf.org/policy-and-advocacy/health-care-reform-resource-center. • For more information on the National Quality Strategy, see http://www.healthcare.gov/center/reports/quality03212011a.html. • For more information on the National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity, see http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/templates/content.aspx?lvl=1&lvlid=33&ID=286.

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