Welcome to This Week in Equity Engagement on Twitter (TWEET) for the week of September 14, 2015. This week was highlighted by the U.S. Census Bureau’s release of national and state-level poverty and insurance coverage data. As such, this edition of TWEET features many analyses of this data:
More Americans have health insurance now than any year on record. Check out this great analysis of the Census data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
http://twitter.com/CenterOnBudget/status/644547585299062784
Here’s another way of looking at how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has reduced uninsurance rates across the country.
http://twitter.com/SaraCollins_/status/644549908247244800
States that expanded Medicaid via the ACA had much more success in reducing uninsurance rates than states that opted not to expand the program.
http://twitter.com/FamiliesUSA/status/644166661877182464
Medicaid has helped reduce uninsurance rates for parents across the country.
http://twitter.com/GeorgetownCCF/status/644548915040116736
Safety net programs have proven successful in reducing poverty rates, according to CLASP.
http://twitter.com/CLASP_DC/status/644625171597410304
The California Budget & Policy Center is hosting a Twitter chat on Monday about reducing poverty in California. You can follow along at 2 pm with the hashtag #CutPovertyCA.
http://twitter.com/CalBudgetCenter/status/644537572710989824
Switching gears a bit, this month is Attendance Awareness Month, which gives us a chance to stress the importance of education, which is a key determinant of health.
http://twitter.com/CalEndow/status/643455669228716032
Young Invincibles has a new app to help you navigate the health care system.
http://twitter.com/YoungInvincible/status/643804787214024704
And finally, the great Ta-Nehisi Coates has a thorough piece on mass incarceration in the U.S. and how it impacts communities of color.
http://twitter.com/FordFoundation/status/643850525188952064
