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Payer, Provider Value-Based Care Contract Targets Equity, Population Health

December 20, 2022Garrett SchmittBehavioral Health, palliative care, payer-provider collaboration, racial disparities, racial equity, Telehealth

Independence Blue Cross (Independence) has announced that it will renew its long-term value-based care contract with Jefferson Health. The provider will participate in Independence’s Total Value of Care value-based care program starting on January 1, 2023. Independence, a payer in southeastern Pennsylvania, has already been in a value-based care partnership with the non-profit health system and teaching…

Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care: A Scorecard of State Performance

November 18, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentsethnic disparities, ethnic equity, health equity, healthcare equity, racial disparities, racial equity, SDOH, social determinants of health

Profound racial and ethnic disparities in health and well-being have long been the norm in the United States. Black and American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) people live fewer years, on average, than white people. They are also more likely to die from treatable conditions; more likely to die during or after pregnancy and to suffer serious pregnancy-related…