Center on Health Equity & Access

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.

Pediatric care deserts push Medicaid families into costly ED visits; learn how primary care access gaps fuel chronic issues and spending.

Fran Gregory, PharmD, MBA, explains why community providers can't go it alone—and how specialty pharmacy is stepping in to carry the load.

Rani Bansal, MD, explores what's driving the surge in breast cancer in young women and why earlier, risk-based screening matters.

Parth Desai, MBBS, MD, discusses how clinicians balance liquid biopsy, tissue testing, and fast-start chemo to personalize non–small cell lung cancer treatment.

A faster, cheaper alternative to karyotyping, DNA index testing shows near-perfect accuracy for detecting high hyperdiploidy in pediatric patients with leukemia.

Discussion covered lung cancer biomarker testing, care in hematologic malignancies, health equity in cancer screening, and medically integrated pharmacy dispensing

988 Lifeline rollout linked to 11% drop in youth suicide deaths, with greater reductions in states with higher call uptake, study finds.

There was comparable 12-month fitness and functional outcomes in lymphoma survivors, suggesting a scalable option to expand access to cardio-oncology care.

Young-onset CRC mortality rose over 3 decades in the US, largely among adults with lower educational attainment, widening socioeconomic gaps.

Black Maternal Health Week spotlights disparities, Medicaid postpartum coverage gains, and ongoing policy efforts to reduce maternal mortality.