Health Care Disparities in the Post--Affordable Care Act Era.

CHRONIC disease treatment; POVERTY areas; CHILD health services; ETHNIC groups; HEALTH care reform; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH status indicators; INSURANCE; HEALTH insurance; INTEGRATED health care delivery; MEDICAID; MEDICAL care use; MEDICALLY uninsured persons; PREVENTIVE health services; COMMUNICATION barriers; CULTURAL competence; PATIENT Protection & Affordable Care Act; ACCOUNTABLE care organizations

Disparities in health care have been targeted for elimination by federal agencies and professional organizations, including the American Public Health Association. Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides a valuable first step in reducing the disparities gap, progress is contingent upon whether opportunities in the ACA help or hinder populations at risk for impaired health and limited access tomedical care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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