Social Determinants
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Consumer / Employer, Social Determinants
Declarations Aren’t Enough. Health Equity Needs Action, Healthcare Execs Say
Healthcare organizations need to have clear and specific goals in order to make real change in reducing health disparities, executives from SCAN Health Plan and CVS Health said. The insurer is tackling medication adherence in Hispanic members and flu vaccination rates in Black members, while the retailer is taking on women’s health, heart health and mental health.
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6 Highlights from HLTH 2022
Among the takeaways from HLTH 2022 were the impact of consolidation on clinicians, behavioral health tools to help consumers manage stress and anxiety more productively, and how health tech and medtech companies are supporting remote patient monitoring and testing.
Share/ Nov 23, 2022 at 3:39 PM -
Enhancing Efficiency in your Practices: Unleashing the Power of Greenway Health’s Optimization Services
Resolve your healthcare information technology concerns by optimizing your technology, boosting workflows, improving staff productivity, and driving revenue.
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MedCity Influencers, Consumer / Employer
Chronic loneliness is killing people: The solution is personal
By Ellen Rudy
In order to make an impact and improve physical and mental health, we need to recognize the need to approach loneliness as a condition. Building connections through social intervention is the most direct way to affect change.
Share/ Oct 3, 2022 at 6:02 PM -
Consumer / Employer, Social Determinants
Kaiser Permanente commits $50M to battle food and nutrition insecurity
Research has proven there is a strong link between food security and health outcomes. Kaiser Permanente’s $50 million commitment will build on things the organization is already doing, including connecting people with SNAP and sending medically tailored meals to patients recently hospitalized for certain diet-related chronic conditions.
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Health Tech, Social Determinants
Information as a social determinant: 3 ways Google is addressing health inequity
Google announced three updates at the Google Health Equity Summit, including a new video series partnership, improved search features and an expanded program with Fitbit.
Share/ Sep 12, 2022 at 5:48 PM -
Headspace Health advances equity of mental health through Shine acquisition
Acquiring Shine will help Headspace Health improve its diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging efforts. Shine was first created in 2016 to provide mental health support to those in marginalized communities.
Share/ Sep 8, 2022 at 5:05 PM -
Consumer / Employer, Social Determinants
CVS Health makes $18.9M investment in affordable homes for Columbus, Ohio
Through the project, 142 rental homes will be renovated and eight new ones will be built. A childcare center will also be created to help alleviate the childcare desert in the area. CVS Health is the latest in healthcare companies to make major investments in social determinants of health.
Share/ Aug 16, 2022 at 5:25 PM -
Report: 3.7M people would gain coverage in 2023 if remaining states expanded Medicaid eligibility
If the 12 states that have not expanded Medicaid did so, the uninsured rate would drop by 29.1%, the report found. The populations that would benefit the most would be Black Americans, young adults and women of reproductive age.
Share/ Aug 10, 2022 at 6:05 PM -
Medicaid/CHIP enrollment rose 23.9% during the pandemic, KFF report shows
The increases in enrollment are likely because of changes in the economy, policy changes like Medicaid expansion in the Affordable Care Act and the temporary continuous enrollment requirement from the Family First Coronavirus Response Act, the report said.
Share/ Aug 7, 2022 at 6:39 PM -
Payer’s Place: Don Antonucci
The CEO of Providence Health Plan visits the Payer’s Place and addresses the future of payment models.
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Home care doesn’t always require a traditional home setting, expert says
Medically Home partners with health systems to provide care in patients’ homes. As long as there is a roof, electricity, running water and a bathroom, the company can offer its services.
Share/ Aug 2, 2022 at 5:16 PM -
How one insurer tied executive performance bonus to reducing healthcare disparities
The CEO of SCAN Health Plan has a message for others trying to battle health inequity: get out of the planning phase and learn by doing.
Share/ Jul 25, 2022 at 5:59 PM -
Consumer / Employer, Payers, Social Determinants, SYN
Yuvo Health, Centene subsidiary hope to bring value-based care to FQHCs in New York
A new partnership between Yuvo Health, an administrative and managed-care solution for community health centers, and Centene subsidiary Fidelis Care aims to bring value-based care to federally qualified health centers in New York and its Medicaid population.
Share/ Jul 12, 2022 at 5:40 PM -
BioPharma, Pharma, Policy, Social Determinants, SYN
Drug-industry survey blames insurer practices for barriers to care
By Joel Berg
Pharma companies often take the blame for high prescription costs. But a new, industry-sponsored survey shifts attention to insurance industry practices.
Share/ Jun 6, 2022 at 4:48 PM -
The power of food security on mental health: Can this be one of the missing puzzle pieces to solve our silent pandemic?
Food is one of the fundamental blocks for our survival and has a significant impact on our mental and physical health. An alarming 38 million Americans live in food-insecure households.
Share/ Jun 3, 2022 at 6:25 PM -
MedCity Influencers, Consumer / Employer, Social Determinants
Dismantling structural racism is essential for the health of Black communities
The health crisis in Black communities isn’t solely due to lack of access to care. Much of it also stems from well-documented racial disparities and biases, such as biases around pain perception and treatment recommendations.
Share/ Apr 1, 2022 at 9:00 AM
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