The Kansas City public radio station highlighted the fact that Kansas has not made as much progress as other states in reducing racial and ethnic inequalities in health insurance coverage. It referenced our paper on racial insurance disparities.
Before the Affordable Care Act, blacks, Hispanics, American Indians and Asian-Americans were much more likely than whites to be uninsured. But an analysis by the nonprofit Center for Global Policy Solutions shows that gap has narrowed because of the health reform law.
Ocie Corner is one example. The African-American woman lives in Bel Aire, a suburb on the northeast side of Wichita, and had been uninsured since 2012. She says she just kept her fingers crossed.
