Slide 8. Implications of PPACA for Addressing Health Inequalities in the United States (continued)

Taking Action to Achieve Health Equity: Implications of the Affordable Care Act for Communities of Color

On April 13, 2012, Brian D. Smedley made this presentation at the meeting of the National Advisory Council.

Slide 8. Implications of PPACA for Addressing Health Inequalities in the United States (continued).

Other Important Provisions:

  • Reauthorizes Titles VII and VIII, health workforce programs to increase diversity and improve the distribution of providers.
  • Authorizes cultural competence education and organizational support.
  • Increases investments in health disparities research.
  • Establishes Prevention and Public Health Fund.

 

Previous Slide         Contents         Next Slide

Current as of August 2012
Internet Citation: Slide 8. Implications of PPACA for Addressing Health Inequalities in the United States (continued): Taking Action to Achieve Health Equity: Implications of the Affordable Care Act for Communities of Color. August 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2012-04-nac/smedley/smedleyslide8.html