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05.16.24

Renewing and Sustaining Our Commitment to Health Equity: A Strong Business Case for Action

In 2020, COVID-19, the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement created a groundswell of public awareness and activism for addressing disproportionate rates of mortality and other health disparities impacting Black and underserved communities.


03.18.24

Maryland Expands Access to Gender-Affirming Care

On January 1, 2024, Maryland’s Trans Health Equity Act (THEA) went into effect, requiring the state’s Medicaid program to cover all medically necessary gender-affirming services, including services that were not previously covered.


01.16.24

Achieving a Racially and Ethnically Equitable Health Care Delivery System

Systemic racism, both structural and interpersonal, has long pervaded and been perpetuated by the health care system in America and is rife in care delivery, health coverage and payment policy, social systems that impact health, and other institutions that comprise or support the health care ...


01.04.24

Advancing Health Equity: State Medicaid Actions to Ensure Access to Gender-Affirming Care

In addition to the noted authors, thank you to Manatt Health’s contributors and thought leaders who supported the development of this brief, including Melinda Dutton, Marissa Korn, Cindy Mann, Carlos Martinez-Mejia and Julian Polaris.  


05.22.18

Modernizing Medi-Cal Rate-Setting to Improve Health and Manage Costs

The Medi-Cal program plays a critical role in California, providing health coverage for a third of all residents, including those with complex healthcare needs and significant economic and social challenges.