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Health Equity Conversations: Barriers to Equitable Care
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we feature several leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion advancing health equity in their respective organization’s policy and practice initiatives.
AJMC.com recently launched a resource center, the Center for Health Equity and Access, dedicated to promoting education, advocacy, and best practices for improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities for all.
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we feature several leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) advancing health equity in their respective organization’s policy and practice initiatives, including:
- Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, vice president and chief health equity officer for CVS Health
- Paul G. Alexander, MD, MPH, executive vice president and chief health equity and transformation officer, RWJBarnabas Health
- Kirk Campbell, MD, FASN, vice chair for DEI in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System in New York
Despite Record ACA Enrollment, Report Reveals Underinsured Americans are in Crisis
November 21st 2024Despite significant progress in expanding health insurance coverage since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted, millions of Americans still face critical gaps in access and affordability to health care.
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Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the October 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
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Surgeon General Calls for Action on Tobacco Use, Outcomes Disparities
November 19th 2024The new report from US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, highlights persistent disparities in tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure, calling for equitable strategies to achieve a tobacco-free future.
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Racial Inequities in Guideline-Adherent Breast Cancer Care and Timely Treatment
November 19th 2024Older non-Hispanic Black adults with early-stage breast cancer are less likely to receive timely treatment and guideline-concordant care, increasing their risk of death compared with non-Hispanic White women.
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