Meredith King Ledford

Building on Success: The Role of Public Coverage Programs in Health Reform

Public health insurance programs may not be perfect, but by improving on their strengths and fixing their weaknesses, they can be a solid foundation for health care reform.

Neighborhood Realities: Media Focus on Poverty, Race, and Health

TV series and journal article draw attention to the links between childhood poverty, race, and health, write Meredith King and Joy Moses.

Geneticizing Disease: Implications for Racial Health Disparities

Report addresses the use of race in the move to geneticize disease and refocuses the discussion on social determinants that are knows to cause health disparities.

Immigrants and Health Care

Meredith L. King rebuts claims that reauthorization of the SCHIP program will grant undocumented immigrants access to public health insurance.

Immigrants in the U.S. Health Care System

A new CAP report dispels myths about immigrants' place in the U.S. health care system that misinform the debate over immigration.

The SCHIP Shortfall Crisis: Ramifications for Minority Children

Report from CAP's Meredith King details how the SCHIP funding gap in 14 states will further exacerbate health care access for minority children.

Community Health Interventions

New report from CAP’s Meredith King details how prevention can be used to decrease racial and ethnic health disparities.

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! Cover the Uninsured!

African-Americans: Preventive Screening Can Save Your Life

Unnecessary Documentation

Keeping Health Care in Welfare to Work

Opportunity in America Starts with Health Care