The objective of risk adjustment is not to predict spending accurately but to support the social goals of a payment system, which include equity. Setting population-based payments at accurate ...

Despite significant advancements in medical technology and public health infrastructure, systemic racism remains a fundamental determinant of health, ...

High-quality primary care is a critical tool to advance health equity within Medicaid, which includes many enrollees who identify as people of color. This population experiences long-standing health ...

Racial and ethnic disparities in treatment access and outcomes among patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) have widened, despite substantial efforts to address the epidemic of drug-overdose ...

Health equity has been added to the Quadruple Aim of improving population health, enhancing the care experience, reducing costs, and promoting workforce well-being. Health equity should be added as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover transformation and innovation across the health care industry. The last five years ushered in a wave of performative ...

The U.S. health care system ranks last on measures of equity among similar high-income countries. 1 Although policymakers and payers have increasingly looked to hospitals to help reduce inequities, ...

Much of the innovation in the health care system, including initiatives that are designed in whole or in part to achieve objectives aligned with health equity, are centered around cutting-edge ...

As the national organization representing nearly 50,000 physicians and other health care professionals specializing in cancer treatment, diagnosis, prevention, and research, ASCO supports effective ...