Fierce Healthcare June 22, 2022
Paige Minemyer

Health equity was a prevailing theme across multiple days of sessions at AHIP’s 2022 conference and has been a central topic in the healthcare industry writ large.

LAS VEGAS—As the healthcare industry grapples with health inequities and disparities across the country, health insurers are well positioned to lead the charge, experts said Wednesday.

Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich said during a keynote presentation at AHIP’s 2022 conference that the payer industry’s muscle gives it the ability to bring stakeholders together to drive critical collaboration around health equity. That includes providers, policymakers, physicians and community leaders, he said.

“You ought to be the leader in that you have the data,” Kasich said. “This would be such a...

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