Health Equity

UnitedHealth Group is backing an initiative to remove racial bias from the kidney function diagnostic process, it said Nov. 3.

Despite the economic strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, uninsured rates remained relatively stable throughout 2020, according to an Oct. 29 HHS report.

About 8,700 postpartum patients in New Jersey will retain Medicaid coverage up to a year after giving birth — a move CMS said may soon extend to other states.

Independence Blue Cross is tracking amputation risks among some diabetic members through a partnership with Somerville, Mass.-based Podimetrics.

Maryland officials on Oct. 28 announced a two-year, $20 million subsidy designed to make health coverage more affordable for young adults, marylandreporter.com reported.

Through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina's Blue Premier alternative payment model, UNC Health Alliance, a provider network under UNC Health, saved patients $40 million in 2020. 

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is working with Buffalo (N.Y.) City Mission on addressing hospital readmission rates among homeless individuals.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation organized a protest Oct. 26 at UnitedHealthcare's Minnetonka, Minn., headquarters over what it called "unethical" costs. 

San Francisco-based Stride Health, which looks to bring health benefits to independent workers, secured $47 million in series C funding to expand its reach, the company said in an Oct. 26 announcement.

A report from 24/7 Wall St. identified the U.S. ZIP codes with the highest percentage of residents under 65 years old who have no health insurance.