by Jordana Choucair | Feb 28, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
Data from several states show that Medicaid enrollees are getting COVID-19 vaccines at far lower rates than the general population. While there is not a nationwide compilation of how many Medicaid enrollees have been vaccinated, those states that do collect the data –...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 24, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new CDC National Center for Health Statistics report examines the percentage of children living in food-insecure households. Using 2019–2020 National Health Interview Survey data, the researchers found that 10.8 percent of children lived in households that...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 24, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
For millions of Medicaid beneficiaries, lack of access to reliable and affordable transportation presents a serious barrier to receiving medical treatment and maintaining their health status. The Health Equity Project, in conjunction with Third Horizon Strategies...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 23, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The CDC released a new report indicating that the U.S. maternal mortality rate increased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Black women faring far worse than their white peers. In 2020, 861 women died of maternal causes – up from 754 in 2019 –...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 18, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The CMS issued a request for information to collect feedback on ways to improve access and equity in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The agency said the feedback will be used to shape future Medicaid and CHIP policy, monitoring, and...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 8, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A Health Affairs study found that nonelderly Medicaid enrollees in racial and ethnic minority groups have significantly worse care experiences than white enrollees. Researchers analyzed data on patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans between 2014 and 2018 in...
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