CHRIL Presents...Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Access Disparities

 June 13, 2018
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

This presentation from the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living discussed Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Access Disparities following implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014. The webinar covered how the ACA affected health coverage, health care access, and health care costs for working age adults (18-64) with disabilities. The first part of the presentation compared coverage, access and utilization trends for adults with and without disabilities. The second part of the presentation used recent national survey data to explore continuing disparities in cost and utilization of health services. The final part of the presentation identified emerging health policy issues like Medicaid Block Grants, Work Requirements, and changing regulations for private insurance, and how they may impact the lives of working-age adults with disabilities.

This webinar was sponsored by the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL). The presenter for this webinar was Jae Kennedy who chairs the Department of Health Policy and Administration at Washington State University. THE CHRIL is led by Washington State University with partners at the University of Kansas, George Mason University and ILRU.