The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Behavioral Health Care for Individuals From Racial and Ethnic Communities

The lack of health care insurance disproportionally affects individuals from racial and ethnic minority communities with chronic, yet in some instances, preventable health conditions. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will provide insurance coverage to an additional 32 million Americans not currently in...

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Published in:	Journal of social work in disability & rehabilitation Vol. 13; no. 1-2; pp. 139 - 161
Main Authors:	Morgan, Oscar, Kuramoto, Ford, Emmet, William, Stange, Judy L., Nobunaga, Eric
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Taylor & Francis Group 01-01-2014
Subjects:	Access advocacy Constraints Continental Population Groups cooccurring disorders Ethnic Groups ethnic minorities Ethnicity health care Health Care Services Health Insurance Health Services Accessibility - economics Health Services Accessibility - legislation & jurisprudence Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration Health Status Disparities Healthcare Disparities - ethnology Humans Insurance Coverage - legislation & jurisprudence Insurance, Health - legislation & jurisprudence language Mental Disorders - therapy Mental Health Services - organization & administration mental illness Minority Groups Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - legislation & jurisprudence Quality of Health Care Socioeconomic Factors substance abuse Substance-Related Disorders - therapy United States United States access mental illness advocacy cooccurring disorders language substance abuse ethnic minorities health care
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Summary:	The lack of health care insurance disproportionally affects individuals from racial and ethnic minority communities with chronic, yet in some instances, preventable health conditions. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will provide insurance coverage to an additional 32 million Americans not currently insured. More than half of these additional insured include racial and ethnic minorities. The ACA not only reduces financial barriers to health care, but also improves access to quality behavioral health care for all. This article describes the benefits and impact of the ACA on individuals from racial and ethnic communities.
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ISSN:	1536-710X 1536-7118
DOI:	10.1080/1536710X.2013.870518