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Information as Equity: Building a Health Data Utility to Protect Coverage for Eligible Latine and Immigrant Communities in North Carolina

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: North Carolina's Latine and immigrant residents face deepening health coverage gaps amid restrictive federal policy shifts. This commentary proposes Health Data Utility capabilities to integrate health and social data, enhance trust, and enable targeted enrollment and care coordination. Equitable governance and community partnership can transform fragmented systems into instruments of inclusion and care.

Source: North Carolina Medical Journal

DOI: 10.18043/001c.154037

Authors: Gabriela Plasencia, Jessica D. Tenenbaum

Institutions: RAND Corporation, Duke University

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Policy and Management

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7116964592