Health Equity is the social objective that no one, regardless of social status or demographic, is disadvantaged from access to quality medical care and services, that everyone has a path towards attaining their optimal health potential. In general, we often look to our medical providers to be the primary drivers toward advancement of this social aspiration but what obligation do insurance providers, the industry’s “payers”, have toward moving the needle on value and equity in healthcare? What roles are U.S. payers playing effectively in this work? In this IQ Forum, we will hear from four experts with deep insights into U.S. health insurers’ efforts and effectiveness with creating value and equity in healthcare.
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