Health Disparities

We are working to identify and reduce inequities in healthcare access, treatment, and outcomes among different population groups. Explore helpful resources that focus on strategies and best practices to promote equitable healthcare and improve health outcomes for all patients. View additional resources and articles on JMCP.

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AMCP Summit: Addressing Health Disparities

Addressing health disparities as they relate to medication access and use is one of AMCP’s strategic priorities. AMCP is convening a summit to bring together thought leaders to discuss health disparities and bring their novel, unique ideas to this program.
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Addressing Health Equity within the Healthcare System

Sponsored webinar that discussed what is health equity and why is it emerging as a hot topic now, how do we address participation gaps in clinical trials, how can health plans respond to health disparities, and how can data be used to identify gaps in care and improve health equity.
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Evaluating Perceptions of Social Determinants of Health and Part D Star Performance of Medicare Advantage-Contracted Primary Care Providers Serving a South Texas Market

Socioeconomic factors can have a significant impact on a patient’s health status and could be responsible for as much as 70%-80% of a patient’s overall health. These factors, called the social determinants of health (SDoH), define a patient’s day-to-day experiences. While the influence of such factors is well recognized, who ultimately is responsible for addressing SDoH in health care remains unclear. Physicians and other clinicians are suitably placed to assess SDoH factors that can impact clinical decision making. Understanding Medicare Advantage (MA)-contracted primary care provider (PCP) SDoH perceptions has yet to be fully explored.
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AMCP Partnership Forum Provides Actionable Steps to Address Issue of Racial Health Disparities

Forum participants examined the challenges of racial health disparities, including institutional barriers to access, a lack of trust in the health care system within underserved communities, the inflexibility of benefits within an antiquated system, gaps in data acquisition and reporting, and lack of cultural competency in the health care system. After deliberating the complexities of the issues and challenging each other on authentic, real-world actions, participants suggested the some strategies as the first steps to bring about equity within health care.
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Racial Health Disparities: A Closer Look at Benefit Design

Partnership Forum: Now more than ever, there is an increased focus on health disparities that occur across a multitude of factors, including socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and race. This forum helped identify potential structural issues within the current formulary and benefit design processes that may have led to racial health disparities or inequality.
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