If the 12 states that have not yet expanded Medicaid eligibility adopted Medicaid expansion and the US achieved total Medicaid expansion, they could provide access to healthcare coverage for 3.7...
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced changes to its quality measures for the 2023 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), including race and ethnicity data...
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)...
Race and ethnicity data collection is complex, but there are steps that health insurers—and the healthcare industry at large—can take to improve the process, according to a report from...
Health Net has been recognized in an Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI) report for the payer’s work in health equity, along with various other stakeholders that have made progress on...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has approved the “Colorado Option,” a Section 1332 state innovation waiver amendment intended to address health equity in the Centennial...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a fact sheet elucidating the fallout of the impending American Rescue Plan’s premium subsidy expiration, including higher...
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...
CVS Health will cover community-based screening programs in two cities in an effort to prevent and detect chronic diseases and advance health equity.
The company calls its effort to improve access to...
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...
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has discovered that Medicare’s race and ethnicity data was less accurate for minority groups—particularly for those who identify as American Indian or...
Affordable Care Act marketplaces could play a crucial role in race and ethnicity data collection, but may states are failing to collect such information, according to a blog post from...
Overall, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Medicaid beneficiaries experienced similar care access as heterosexual beneficiaries and privately insured individuals, but LGBT individuals were...
Many Californians expressed that their quality of care and care access overall was good, but accessing a diverse healthcare workforce remains a challenge, according to a survey conducted on behalf of...
Members of the LGBTQ+ community reported varying experiences of discrimination in the health insurance industry but indicated that payer health equity may be improving, according to a survey from...
Federal agencies and healthcare stakeholders have a renewed focus on addressing social determinants of health and health-related social needs as the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of...
HHS and CMS leaders have voiced their affirmation of four states that recently expanded Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) postpartum coverage.
California, Florida,...
Insurer participation in the Affordable Care Act marketplace may contribute to a lack of health equity, at least in the early days of the Affordable Care Act individual marketplace, a study published...
Blue Shield of California is investing $7 million in a UC Berkeley School of Public Health fellowship program to improve health equity and diverse representation in healthcare.
“At Blue Shield,...
