John Zhang: 5 Key Facts About the ACA for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

1. A substantial number of AAPIs remain uninsured (nearly one in four people uninsured)
2. The ACA has ameliorated health disparities that long plagued the AAPI community
3. The ACA has made quality health care more affordable for AAPIs
4. The ACA has expanded AAPIs’ access to high-quality health care
5. Although language and cultural barriers have limited the reach of the ACA’s benefit to AAPIs, organizations have found effective ways to transcend these barriers

Source: The Center for American Progress
Source URL: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2015/01/27...

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