Across the country, government and health leaders have been declaring racism a public health crisis. But what does that mean? Bukata Hayes, chief equity officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield ...

Health inequity is not a concept that everyone is familiar with, but it is an issue that employers need to address. To understand the inequity part, let's first look at what health equity is. The CDC ...

In health tech applications, digital back doors can create inequities and make some people second-class citizens when it comes to health.

Writing about health equity really means writing about health inequity. That’s indicative of the challenge facing the industry: So many families in the United States grapple with uneven access ...

In 2022, providers plan to look toward increased data collection and community engagement to better understand and combat systemic inequities.

Healthcare companies are ramping up health equity efforts. However, many are still missing the mark, one executive recently said. “When we talk about health inequity, when we talk about social ...

Racial inequity in health care is ubiquitous. It has been an enormous problem in this country for hundreds of years. In 1865, President Lincoln appealed to Congress to address the social and ...

An industry coalition is trying to address those gaps and launched a first-of-its-kind data map to track systemic health inequities that impact communities of color.

According to a new study, the total is staggering: nearly $6 billion a year in Massachusetts. The research by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation is the first to put a dollar ...

Chicago-based safety-net system Sinai Health is collaborating with DePaul University to develop clinical and community programs to address the city's social and health inequities, the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane County Board of Health has passed a resolution confirming their collective commitment to "break the cycle of health inequity and structural racism in Spokane County." ...