Health Equity

Blue Shield of California is adding two new features to its digital health platform that are geared toward members living with Type 2 diabetes.

CVS Health has exceeded $200 million in affordable housing investments in California, according to an April 6 statement.

More than 500,000 Americans signed up for ACA marketplace health insurance during the 2021 special enrollment period, according to a press release from CMS.

Verily is teaming up with Atlanta-based Morehouse College to provide scholarships to students interested in STEM with the goal to create an institutional link between students and the biotech and life sciences industry.

CVS Health is building 60 units of affordable housing in Phoenix as part of its $600 million commitment to address racial inequity and social determinants of health in Black communities, the company said March 4.

White men occupied 89 percent of board seats in payer organizations in 2018, according to a study from the Leverage Network, an organization that promotes Black leadership.

Four commercial payers were among 135 companies identified as the "World's Most Ethical" for 2021 by the Ethisphere Institute, a company that defines and measures corporate ethical standards.

Medicaid expansion was associated with a lower uninsured rate among young Americans, according to a study from the Urban Institute, a left-leaning think tank.

Blue Shield of California will use an algorithm with a "focus on equity" to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in California under a contract that outlines how the insurer will oversee the state's distribution process, according to The Los Angeles Times. 

UnitedHealth Group made another investment in affordable housing projects in Illinois and Louisiana Jan. 29, weeks after it invested in a similar project in Minnesota.