Without accurate data on patients’ race and ethnicity, efforts to make health care more equitable can achieve only limited success. A blog from the Commonwealth Fund explores how state-based insurance marketplaces can improve data collection by making changes to their application processes and by working with insurers to fill gaps.

The blog can be obtained at Improving Race and Ethnicity Data Collection: A First Step to Furthering Health Equity Through the State-Based Marketplaces | Commonwealth Fund.