As the nation marks one year since the landmark health reform law was enacted, the law is showing a great deal of promise for improving the health status of African Americans and other people of color, according to the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
“Our research and policy analysis has found that if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is properly implemented and funded, it will reduce the racial and ethnic health inequities that are present among all age groups in our country,” said Ralph B. Everett, the Joint Center’s President and CEO.
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