Publications
Health Equity seeks to bring the resources needed for a healthy life, including access to care, within reach of communities of color and low-income communities, and to open doors to economic opportunities in the health industry.
Women of color are severely underrepresented among U.S. physicians and face serious barriers to entering medicine and succeeding in the field. The Greenlining Institute and the Artemis Medical Society conducted in-depth interviews with 20 women physicians from California and around…
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Well-designed programs can increase the diversity of California’s health care workforce while helping young people of color overcome high unemployment rates and establish themselves in solid careers. Because of the need for culturally appropriate care and because people of color… Continue reading 
Undocumented boys and men of color live in fear every day, with discrimination and worries about deportation often dominating their interactions with the health care system. Greenlining conducted in-depth interviews with undocumented youth and young adults across California in order… Continue reading 
Greenlining’s analysis finds that major Central Valley hospital systems fail to report essential data that is needed in order to understand whether they truly earn the extensive tax breaks they get as not-for-profit institutions. These large hospitals spent only 0.32… Continue reading 
Nonprofit hospitals conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment every three years to determine the health concerns of the communities they serve,and develop a Community Benefit Plan. Unfortunately, this process has major gaps. To read the report, click here. Continue reading 
Over two million Californians have gained health coverage due to the Affordable Care Act, but the ACA specifically excludes more than one million undocumented Californians. To help ensure that this population gets treated as human beings and not just a… Continue reading 
California not-for-profit hospitals receive more than twice as much in tax breaks as they give back to taxpayers in community benefit spending, and Greenlining’s analysis of three major San Francisco hospitals shows a disturbing lack of transparency in public reporting… Continue reading 
While the Affordable Care Act has helped millions of Californians gain health insurance, millions remain uninsured and dependent on a complex, underfunded safety net system. The Greenlining Institute interviewed staff from safety net providers, foundations that support health work, and… Continue reading 
Covered California, the state health insurance exchange created under the Affordable Care Act, deserves credit for strong enrollment numbers in its first year, but Greenlining’s analysis finds serious deficiencies in its outreach and enrollment efforts. In particular, Covered California must… Continue reading 
We are excited to share with you our 2013 Annual Report. 2013 was a remarkable year for The Greenlining Institute, in which we published 11 reports, organized more events than ever, and played a key role in shaping legislative developments… Continue reading 
