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Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Trans and Gender Diverse Health Care
Charlie Borowicz, manager of trans and gender diverse health at Allegheny Health Network, shares how the program offers comprehensive patient-first care to those in the LGBTQ+ and gender diverse community.
In celebration of Pride Month, this episode of Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity dives into comprehensive, patient-first care for those in the gender diverse community.
Despite the many advances made in health care, those in the transgender community have faced a different reality, as their identities were classified as "disordered" until only 10 years ago.1 In an American Journal of Managed Care® article, Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD, clinical researcher at GW Cancer Center, explained that creating inclusive environments with anti-discriminatory policies, fostering leadership and clinical diversity, and amplifying voices that advocate for evidence-based medical practices to shape legislation are essential steps toward amending these disparities.
In this episode, Charlie Borowicz, the program manager of trans and gender diverse health at Allegheny Health Network, shares how the Center for Inclusion Health program strives to deliver quality care to a population that's often underserved by the US health care system.
This Managed Care Cast series, Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity by the Center on Health Equity & Access, spotlights innovative programs implemented within health care that mitigate the pervasive inequities that exist. The goal is to share resources and strategies with others looking to initiate efforts to bridge gaps in health care.
Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity episodes:
For more of Managed Care Cast's Pride Month episodes, check out these interviews with Garden State Equality, Lancaster Pride, Rutgers, Callen-Lorde, and We Are Family.
Reference
1. Munz K. The evolution of transgender health care. AJMC®. March 31, 2024. https://www.ajmc.com/view/the-evolution-of-transgender-health-care
Areas of Unmet Need Continue to Burden Patients With gMG
April 2nd 2025Patient-reported outcomes measures in generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) are more important than ever, for both those treating and being treated for the chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder, to have a more nuanced understanding of experiences and difficulties.
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Navigating Sport-Related Neurospine Injuries, Surgery, and Managed Care
February 25th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Arthur L. Jenkins III, MD, FACS, CEO of Jenkins NeuroSpine, to explore the intersection of advanced surgical care for sport-related neurospine injuries and managed care systems.
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Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.
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Financial, Housing, Food Insecurity Raise Risk of Hospital, ED Visits
April 1st 2025Social determinants of health been long understood to influence health outcomes, and this new analysis explores more deeply the link between social risk exposure and rates of health care resource utilization.
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Managed Care Reflections: A Q&A With Hoangmai H. Pham, MD, MPH
April 1st 2025To mark the 30th anniversary of The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®), each issue in 2025 will include a special feature: reflections from a thought leader on what has changed—and what has not—over the past 3 decades and what’s next for managed care. The April issue features a conversation with Hoangmai H. Pham, MD, MPH, a member of AJMC’s editorial board and the president and CEO of the Institute for Exceptional Care (IEC).
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