Center on Health Equity & Access

988 crisis centers face staffing and funding challenges despite rising demand, raising concerns about long-term sustainability.

As president of the BCBSNC Foundation, Colleen Briggs, MBA, reflects on 25 years of progress and outlines where the organization is headed next.

New executive order fast-tracks psychedelic therapy research for veterans, but VA rollout, DEA rescheduling, and insurance hurdles still loom.

The Supreme Court temporarily restores mifepristone mail access, pausing a Fifth Circuit ruling that had blocked telehealth abortion pill prescriptions.

The authors assessed charitable care spending for a 1-month supply of medications at discharge. One-third of the cost was spent on medications for which a more sustainable coverage method exists.

Poor housing affordability and quality raised risks of frailty, disability, and death in older adults, yet neighborhood quality showed no independent association.

Philadelphia oncology leaders tackle gaps in biomarker testing, breast cancer advances, myeloma innovation, and clinical trial equity.

Lessons learned from developing an inferential model for predicting food insecurity yield essential insights and actionable steps for policy makers seeking to address health-related social needs.

This week, a Capitol hearing spotlights Medicare fraud gaps, reports warn of equity setbacks, community oncology boosts survival, and Medicaid work rules loom.

Rani Bansal, MD, discusses breast cancer subtypes, racial disparities in triple-negative disease, self-advocacy for young patients, and diversity in clinical trials.

Chris Johnson, MBA, explains how retail-based pediatric clinics and smart tech can expand Medicaid access and streamline visits.

The new work requirements for Medicaid eligibility, included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will officially be required in January 2027.

A new Commonwealth Fund report finds persistent racial health disparities nationwide despite coverage gains, with major gaps in care, access, and outcomes.

FIT-DNA modestly improved CRC screening in CHCs, but uptake and follow-up colonoscopy rates remained low.

Specialty pharmacies play a critical role in connecting patients with assistance programs to combat growing financial complexities.

Pharmacy innovation—from automation to cell and gene therapy—has moved from future promise to present reality, says Cencora's Ryan Telford, PharmD.

Rose Gerber, MS, explains how listening, personal experience, and small steps can transform patients into powerful advocates for their own care.

Lekan Ajayi, PharmD, explains how remote therapy monitoring keeps patients with cancer on track with their care and reduces emergency visits.

Results of a study using Flatiron Health and SEER data show that community oncology patients with metastatic breast cancer and metastatic NSCLC live longer, highlighting advantages of COA-backed local care.

The BCBSNC Foundation's focus on access to care, health through food, and youth mental health aligns with broader national health trends.

Based on their findings, the 2 experts suggested that tiered benefit design may already strongly influence consumer choices.

Behavioral text nudges outperformed nurse calls, boosting FIT completion by 9 percentage points at an FQHC while saving staff time.

OCM showed no increased likelihood of starting systemic therapy in patients with newly diagnosed cancers, despite gains in poor-prognosis cases.

A lengthy Ways and Means Committee hearing revealed extensive Medicare system exploitation and ignited partisan debates on fixing it.

New reports spotlight inequities—from Black maternal mortality to 988’s youth impact—as well as rising cancer risk and gaps in food aid.