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Abstract
The lack of health care insurance disproportionally affects individuals from racial and ethnic minority communities with chronic, yet in some instances, preventable health conditions. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will provide insurance coverage to an additional 32 million Americans not currently insured. More than half of these additional insured include racial and ethnic minorities. The ACA not only reduces financial barriers to health care, but also improves access to quality behavioral health care for all. This article describes the benefits and impact of the ACA on individuals from racial and ethnic communities.
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Note. Source: Table 4. Estimates of the Resident Population by Race and Hispanic Origin for the United States and States: July 1, 2011 (SC-EST2011-04), U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, May 2012.
a According to the U.S. Census, Hispanic origin is considered an ethnicity, not a race. Hispanics may be of any race.
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= English is predominant language; 
= Data not available or not collected.
a Hispanic origin is considered by the U.S. Census as an ethnicity, not a race. Hispanics may be of any race.
a Hispanic origin is considered by the U.S. Census as an ethnicity, not a race. Hispanics may be of any race.
a Hispanic origin is considered by the U.S. Census as an ethnicity, not a race. Hispanics may be of any race.
a Hispanic origin is considered by the U.S. Census as an ethnicity, not a race. Hispanics may be of any race.
Note. Source: Gallup Poll, March 2013 (see http://www.gallup.com/poll/161153/texas-uninsured-rate-moves-further-away-states.aspx).
Note. Source: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (2013).
Note. Source: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (Citation2013).