by Jordana Choucair | Mar 22, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
Liz Fowler, director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), said health care organizations participating in new value-based payment models will be required to create health equity plans outlining how they will serve underserved patients and curb...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 17, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new Lown Institute report found that hospitals in 15 large U.S. cities delivered primarily racially segregated care. According to the study, at least 50 percent of hospitals in the 10 most segregated cities did not match the demographics of their communities....
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 28, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
An Urban Institute evaluation of a direct cash pilot program in D.C. found that the program helped hundreds of low-income D.C. families improve food security. Four nonprofits in D.C. launched the program, called THRIVE East of the River, in 2020 soon after the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 28, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
Data from several states show that Medicaid enrollees are getting COVID-19 vaccines at far lower rates than the general population. While there is not a nationwide compilation of how many Medicaid enrollees have been vaccinated, those states that do collect the data –...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 24, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new CDC National Center for Health Statistics report examines the percentage of children living in food-insecure households. Using 2019–2020 National Health Interview Survey data, the researchers found that 10.8 percent of children lived in households that...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 24, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
For millions of Medicaid beneficiaries, lack of access to reliable and affordable transportation presents a serious barrier to receiving medical treatment and maintaining their health status. The Health Equity Project, in conjunction with Third Horizon Strategies...
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