Report to Congress: Approaches for Identifying, Collecting and Evaluating Data on Health Care Disparities in Medicaid and CHIP

This report to Congress identifies ways to collect and evaluate health care disparities data, as required by Section 4302 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  Section 4302(b) requires data collection of five key demographic categories: race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status.  Any method of data collection of these elements must protect patient privacy, minimize administrative burdens, and improve program data under Medicaid and CHIP.

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