RESUMO
Health disparities between English-proficient and limited English-proficient (LEP) groups in the United States have been widely documented. Provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including increased funding to community health centers and resources to help consumers who are purchasing Marketplace coverage afford new access to health care for speakers of languages other than English, which includes more than 60 million individuals, one-third of whom are LEP. This commentary discusses the legislative precedent for, successes of, and potential future directions for the implementation of the ACA as it relates to language access, health disparities, health equity, access to health care, and the linguistic needs of the LEP population in the United States.
Assuntos
Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Idioma , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , Equidade em Saúde , Humanos , Estados UnidosAssuntos
Política de Saúde , United States Dept. of Health and Human Services , Saúde da Mulher/tendências , Feminino , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Humanos , Estados Unidos , United States Dept. of Health and Human Services/história , Saúde da Mulher/história , Saúde da Mulher/legislação & jurisprudênciaRESUMO
Women in the United States make approximately 80% of the health care decisions for their families, yet often go without health care coverage themselves. The implementation of the Affordable Care Act provides an historical opportunity for women to gain health care coverage for themselves and their families. The focus of this commentary is on women's leadership roles in the context of health care decision- making and Affordable Care Act education and outreach, and implications for reaching broader health and social goals.
