On January 15th, the UHC was honored to host Dr. Julia Lynch, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and Co-Director of the Lauder Institute at Penn’s Wharton School of ...

An “overwhelming” 88% of respondents reporting healthcare discrimination in a new screening initiative were Black, according to a new Humana study. The report focused on the structural determinants of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Few health care professionals would argue with the fact that vast differences exist in access to and outcomes of the care their patients receive, but the reasons why health disparities ...

The US is the world leader in imprisoning immigrants. Its mass immigration detention system emerged as an extension of mass incarceration, rooted in a legacy of racist US immigration and criminal laws ...

In the past two years, funders and publications have released a wave of new calls for research on structural racism and health. However, creating opportunities for grants and publications is not ...

Interventions that focus on 'modifiable' factors such as access to healthy food, health insurance, and spaces for physical activity are shown to reduce disparities, according to new interprofessional ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), a leading U.S. health insurer and healthcare services company, continues to make strides in advancing health equity by releasing the ...

Obesity is an epidemic in the United States. It has been increasing among adults of all races and ethnicities over the last two decades; however, obesity is higher among Non-Hispanic Black adults, ...

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on how health plans ...

Obesity is an epidemic in the United States. It has been increasing among adults of all races and ethnicities over the last two decades; however, obesity is higher among Non-Hispanic Black adults, ...