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The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA): Addressing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Publication Date: June 2009
Publisher(s): Families USA
Author(s): Jennifer Sullivan; Rea Panares; Rachel Klein; Sherice Perry
Funder(s): Families USA
Funder(s): Families USA
Topic: Health (Health services for minorities)
Keywords: CHIPRA; Disparities
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This brief examines four key provisions in the new law: investing in outreach, increasing access for legal immigrant children and pregnant women, increased funding for interpretation and translation services, and establishing new quality of care measures. It also includes action steps for advocates.