Health Equity

Payer and provider organizations across the country urged CMS to include audio-only visits in Medicare Advantage risk-adjustment policies.

Opioid-related deaths have risen since the pandemic, with Black men being the most affected demographic.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts CMO Sandhya Rao, MD, spoke to Becker's about her time at the JPMorgan, Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway startup Haven, and the primary focus of her current role at BCBS.

Ohio Medicaid members are receiving vaccine doses at half the state's overall rate due to access barriers, according to the Dayton Daily News and data from the Ohio Department of Medicaid.

Adults with health coverage disruptions are more likely to forgo recommended care and medication due to costs compared to adults with continuous coverage, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Eighty-five percent of Americans 50 years and older oppose cutting Medicare to reduce the federal budget deficit, according to a survey from the AARP.

The CEO of Children's Hospital Colorado declared a state of emergency in pediatric mental health May 25, a first for the Aurora-based hospital. 

Black women under the age of 24 are more likely to experience complications in childbirth than white women over the age of 35, according to new data from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

UnitedHealthcare has launched Community Catalyst, an initiative that convenes a variety of community stakeholders to address healthcare issues within populations that have been otherwise difficult to reach.

Humana Medicare Advantage members managed to maintain their overall health in 2020 even in the midst of a pandemic, according to the payer's Bold Goal Progress Report released earlier this week.