Health Equity

The Affordable Care Act has resulted in cancer survivors under 65 experiencing fewer financial burdens related to medical costs, researchers from Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan found. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health launched a new tool July 13 that scans EHR data to improve vaccine equity for patient populations most vulnerable to COVID-19. 

Democratic lawmakers have been discussing how to provide coverage to 2.2 million low-income residents in the 12 states unwilling to expand Medicaid. 

Stronger healthcare data is the key to cutting down many of the health inequities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Humana CEO Bruce Broussard and America's Health Insurance Plans CEO Matt Eyles wrote in a July 9 column.

A coalition of payers and healthcare providers publicly voiced their support for a congressional subcommittee to advance the Social Determinants Accelerator Act in a July 6 letter. 

A lawsuit settlement over hormone treatment coverage means Alaska Medicaid cannot deny gender-affirming care.

UnitedHealth Group's Optum has awarded $1.4 million in grants to five community organizations focused on maternal health.

Maureen Sullivan is the senior vice president and chief strategy and innovation officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. She spoke to Becker's about the organization's national health equity strategy and its goal to reduce racial disparities in maternal health…

A report published by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and UnidosUS draws a link between state Medicaid expansions and coverage gaps for Latino parents and children. 

UnitedHealth Group's philanthropic foundation, the United Health Foundation, released its inaugural "America's Health Rankings Health Disparities Report," which was compiled using three decades of data, according to a June 29 news release.