Health Equity

The U.S. Census Bureau released data reporting the number of Americans lacking health insurance between 2013 and 2015.

In its Annual Insurance Update 2016, the Kansas Health Institute found 10.5 percent of Kansas residents were uninsured in 2014 — the Affordable Care Act's first full year — down from 12.3 percent in 2013.

A Louisiana Health Insurance Survey released Tuesday found since 2003, about one in five adults in the state were uninsured prior to Medicaid expansion.

Researchers at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan found insured children from low-income homes are less likely to receive vision screenings that catch serious eye diseases before they are incurable, Kaiser Health News reported.

About three-fourths of California residents who were uninsured prior to the Affordable Care Act's 2014 enactment now have health insurance and say their health needs are being met, a Kaiser Family Foundation survey found.

An evaluation of Cal MediConnect, the health plan covering Medicare and Medi-Cal beneficiaries, revealed 90 percent of enrollees were satisfied with their health insurance coverage.

Despite about 20 million Americans gaining health insurance following the Affordable Care Act's enactment, about 24 million adults, or 13 percent, lack insurance, The New York Times reported.

U.S. News & World Report named 10 metro areas offering the greatest access to healthcare, determined by the number of highly ranked hospitals within a 250-mile radius of each city.

Last spring, an Arizona physician took a cross-country bicycle trip where he solicited Americans' thoughts on the Affordable Care Act. While he received many angry responses, he felt as though he could address the concerns he was hearing, according to…

Many marketplace health plans exclude coverage for health services that are more often used by women, resulting in a disproportionate affect on women's care coverage, a recent study found.