After a nationwide search, Dr. Christina Harris has been named Cedars-Sinai’s VP and chief health equity officer.

A survey by AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association shows The No Surprises Act, which was passed with the intent of preventing surprise medical bills, has lived up to that goal by preventing more than 2 million surprise medical bills across all commercially insured patients. The analysis also found that should this trend […]

With a projected shortage of nearly 140,000 physicians by 2033, and a shortage of three million lower-wage healthcare workers in the next five years, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has sounded the alarm on the country’s ongoing healthcare burnout crisis.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation this week increasing the monetary awards given to patients in medical malpractice cases in the state. Newsome touted the legislation as the first substantive change to California’s medical malpractice system in decades.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Director of Design and Storytelling Brynn Cole talks about a new program that uses knowledge of the unique understanding of the lives and healthcare needs of veterans and their families to better serve them.  

Monkeypox has been reported among five men in four states: Massachusetts, New York City, Florida and Utah, which has reported two individuals infected. All of the cases reported in the United States involve recent travel outside of the United States. In the case in Massachusetts, the man traveled to Canada.  President Joe Biden said Sunday, “it […]

The American Hospital Association has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking it to investigate routine denials from major health insurance companies.

In 2020, fewer than 3% of venture capital funding went to companies with Black or Latinx founders, according to  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. In an attempt to address these disparities, the insurer has launched a Health Equity Business Accelerator, a program meant to lend financial, strategic and mentorship support to founders of color. […]

Globant senior health informatician Dr. Camila Murga says changemakers are needed throughout organizations.

Seema Wadhwa is executive director for environmental stewardship for Kaiser Permanente. The title is relatively unique in healthcare, but not the concept. Increasingly hospitals are making green efforts as part of an overall strategy that acknowledges climate change as linked to health and health equity.