In collaboration with AMCP, Atlas Clarity created a series of Action Briefs based on a landscape assessment conducted to find health disparities in managed care pharmacy.
Health Equity Action Brief on Race, Ethnicity, and Language (REL)
Health disparities, due to differences in race, ethnicity, or language (REL), can lead to preventable hospital readmissions, reduced quality of care, and higher costs. Understanding medication use and health outcomes by REL can help managed care advise internal leadership and develop interventions that address REL inequities among health plan members.
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Health Equity Action Brief on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)
Health disparities associated with sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) can lead to avoidable hospital readmissions, reduced quality of care, and higher costs. Understanding medication use, misuse, health outcomes, and plan limitations by SOGI can help managed care pharmacists identify gaps in care and develop interventions to address inequities.
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Health Equity Action Brief on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Health disparities due to social determinants of health (SDOH) factors such as income instability, access to transportation, neighborhood safety, and housing status can lead to reduced quality of care and higher health care costs. Understanding the impact of SDOH factors on medication use and health outcomes can help managed care develop interventions to address these inequities for health plan members.
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Health Equity Action Brief on Disabilities
Health disparities related to disabilities include physical, mental, and emotional conditions that substantially limit life activities, which can lead to lower health outcomes due to lower quality of care. Understanding the barriers to medication use and health outcomes due to disabilities can help managed care identify the gaps in care and develop interventions to address these health inequities due to disabilities for their health plan members.
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