This report provides results for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) for baseline and May 2009. The RWJF index is a monthly snapshot of how adults in the United States perceive their financial access to health care.

Presentation by Lynn Blewett to the Minnesota State Legislature at a joint meeting of the health care and human services finance and policy committees in Saint Paul, MN, February 10 2009.

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Presentation by Lynn Blewett, titled "Insurance, Uninsurance, Underinsurance," to the Kansas Health Institute, January 23, 2009, in Topeka, Kansas.

Pamela Jo Johnson's presentation titled, "Healthcare Coverage and Access for Race, Ethnic, and Immigrant (REI) Groups: A Summary of National Survey Data Sources." OMMH National Health Disparities Conference, Nov 13, 2008 in Minneapolis, MN

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Davidoff, M. J. , E. Ulrich, P. Carrizales, and L. A. Blewett. “Improving Health Care Access for Minnesota’s Growing Latino Community” in Just in Time Research: Resilient Communities. Report # BU-7565. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and University of Minnesota Extension Service.

MinnesotaCare has been a successful policy tool to increase access to health insurance for the uninsured, yet it is not as successful in meeting the unique needs of immigrant communities. This paper presents specific policy recommendations designed to increase access to health care for Latinos in Minnesota and describes the successful collaborative community-based research effort that was used to develop these recommendations.