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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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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Press Releases

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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Meeting Proceedings & Findings

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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