UnitedHealthcare is awarding $11.4 million in grants to 84 community-based organizations across 18 states and Washington, D.C., as part of its Empowering Health initiative, an email shared with Becker's said.
Health Equity
White patients were prescribed more opioids to treat their pain than Black patients receiving care at the same health system, according to a study published July 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A new study from researchers at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital found that inequities can lead to challenges for patients at discharge.
Black patients are more likely to receive timely treatment of advanced and metastatic cancers under Medicaid expansion, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care July 19.
Payers are responsible for covering preexposure prophylaxis, a drug therapy that prevents HIV infection, for their members at no cost, the Department of Labor announced July 19.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will now cover gender-affirming facial feminization surgeries for transgender patients, according to the Durham-based Duke University School of Law July 12.
HHS and the White House announced that July 15 marked the beginning of the Summer Sprint to Coverage campaign, a push to encourage people to utilize the ACA special enrollment period before it ends Aug. 15.
Anthem has released a report detailing telehealth and behavioral health participation among white, Black, Hispanic and Latino, and Asian populations during COVID-19. Researchers analyzed the data of Medicaid members across 14 states, according to a July 14 news release.
Oscar Health has launched MyIdentity, a new functionality within the company's app that allows transgender and nonbinary members to input their current names, pronouns and gender identity, a July 13 news release said.
Seventeen health insurance companies were named to the 2021 Disability Equality Index's best places to work for disability inclusion.