Health Equity

The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area in Texas has the highest uninsured rate at 35.7 percent when compared to other metro areas in the U.S., according to a ranking from 24/7 Wall St.

Anthem is collaborating with audio company iHeartMedia and education nonprofit Heart of America to tackle food insecurity in four major American cities. 

While the pandemic often complicated wedding plans for American couples, over a quarter of newlyweds tied the knot because of health insurance coverage.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Aug. 25 that requires insurers to cover mental healthcare in an effort to ensure access to services.

An Illinois budget expansion is enabling nearly 11,000 seniors to gain Medicaid-like coverage regardless of their immigration status. 

John Baackes is the CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan (Calif.), a managed care plan providing Medicaid coverage to 2.2 million people in Los Angeles County. He spoke with Becker's on Aug. 18 about the organization's latest efforts to vaccinate…

Upticks in public and ACA marketplace coverage offset losses in employer-sponsored health insurance, leaving the nation's uninsured rate largely unchanged because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an Aug. 23 brief published by the Urban Institute. 

The American Dental Association implored congressional leadership to support Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-Calif., and the Medicaid Dental Benefit Act, which would loop dental coverage into Medicaid. 

Despite national efforts to increase insured rates over the past two decades, racial healthcare inequities haven't budged, according to JAMA. 

Independence Blue Cross appointed Seun Ross, PhD, RN, as the organization's first executive director of health equity.