BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) has published its first health equity report, revealing the racial care disparities that Tennessee residents face in behavioral healthcare, maternal...
Medicaid expansion was associated with reductions in county-level eviction judgments and eviction rates, but results varied across states, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
In 2020,...
Among people with employer-sponsored health insurance, women were more likely to report being unable to afford healthcare than men, according to a study published in JAMA.
In addition to facing unique...
Independence Blue Cross (Independence) has announced that it will renew its long-term value-based care contract with Jefferson Health.
The provider will participate in Independence’s Total Value...
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) is providing community-based organizations with nearly $8 million in grants to help improve behavioral healthcare access and quality for underserved...
Elevance Health announced that 21 Medicaid plans have achieved health equity accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
“Advancing health equity is a priority for...
Medicare Advantage contract terminations may exacerbate racial health disparities, as contracts that were terminated between 2011 and 2020 served higher rates of Black beneficiaries, a study published...
Addressing health disparities within state Medicaid programs can help ensure that all beneficiaries have equal access to quality care. Prioritizing community engagement is key to reducing these disparities, according to Julie Marquardt,...
Around 3.6 million children in the US are uninsured, but coverage varies by race, state, and income, highlighting stark disparities in children’s health insurance coverage, according to a report...
Coverage type may be a factor in unfair treatment in the patient experience among the uninsured and those with public insurance coverage, according to an Urban Institute study.
“Unfair treatment...
In order to address various clinical health disparities, Humana partnered with a healthcare consulting firm and one of Humana’s primary care provider networks to introduce health equity...
To reduce the impact of social determinants of health, UnitedHealthcare provided several grants through its Empowering Health program to improve the prevalence and quality of resources in 11...
Treatment initiation rates for hepatitis C indicate care disparities for individuals who are not White as well as those who are younger and male individuals, a report from the Centers for Disease...
Aetna’s Medicaid plan in California, Aetna Better Health of California, has received the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Multicultural Health Care Distinction,...
Data on employees continues to exhibit care disparities that signal a lack of health equity in employer-sponsored health plans, according to a report from NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC)...
Despite the growing number of people receiving healthcare coverage from Medicaid, Medicaid beneficiaries faced barriers to accessing cancer care at high-quality facilities, a study published in JAMA...
The Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) has initiated a center designed to spur new ideas about how to address social determinants of health, according to a press release that...
Community health plans and safety net health plans have a crucial role to play in advancing health equity, according to a report from the Association for Community Affiliated Plans...
While reviewing health care spending statistics between White and Black Medicaid enrollees, JAMA researchers found disparities that showed lower service use and lower Medicaid spending among the Black...
Most Medicaid programs offer coverage for basic maternal health services and many have initiatives planned to expand the scope of benefits, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation...
