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In Pa., N.J., and across the country, the ACA has narrowed racial gaps in health-care access

A new report by the Commonwealth Fund found that racial and ethnic gaps in insurance coverage and access to care narrowed under the Affordable Care Act.

Quaker Voluntary Service Fellow Sarah Bluett (left) and Community Engagement Specialist Joanna Rosenhein (middle) help a client review their health coverage options and sign up for a plan on the 2020 enrollment period's first day of open enrollment at The Friends Center in Phila., Pa. on November 1, 2019.
Quaker Voluntary Service Fellow Sarah Bluett (left) and Community Engagement Specialist Joanna Rosenhein (middle) help a client review their health coverage options and sign up for a plan on the 2020 enrollment period's first day of open enrollment at The Friends Center in Phila., Pa. on November 1, 2019.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / File Photograph