URAC announced that CVS Health has earned its Health Equity Accreditation, recognizing CVS Caremark and CVS Specialty for creating solutions to address inequities in health outcomes. By garnering this ...

Defined by the World Health Organization as systematic differences in the health status of different population groups, health inequity remains a fundamental issue in our healthcare system and society ...

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Educate the governing body on health equity and cultural competency within the organization and across the health care industry. Explain the language, vocabulary, and core concepts of health equity, ...

May 09, 2024 - Federal agencies are turning up the volume on their warnings to private equity (PE) investors to stop putting profit motives before patient health. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), ...

A pregnant African-American woman with her doula or birth support coach. The expectant mother, who had pink hair and is wearing a pink shirt, is sitting outdoors on a patio sofa smiling. The doula, a ...

It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment that mental health awareness moved from private conversations in clinicians’ offices into the cultural conversation. As people began to look up and pay attention ...

As a psychiatrist working with marginalized and underserved individuals, I see firsthand how poverty impacts health and timely access to healthcare. How can we treat depression in a patient who ...

A new article published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers underscores the profound role that stigma can play in health care -- and how addressing stigma-related barriers can significantly improve ...

A bill that would place restrictions on private equity transactions involving health systems moved one step forward as state representatives passed the measure and it now moves to the state Senate. By ...

The Guide to Creating Urban Public SPACES for Children provides practical, evidence-based guidance to help cities redesign streets, parks and public places so they are safer, more inclusive and more ...