Health Equity

A revolution is quietly underway in the treatment of opioid addiction via the combination of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and telemedicine. This innovative treatment, called teleMAT, takes traditional MAT to the next level. How? By making it easy to reach a…

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.