Becker's Healthcare July 11, 2022
Centene’s California-based subsidiary Health Net was recently recognized by the Institute for Medicaid Innovation for its work to reduce health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The nonprofit institute highlighted Health Net’s work to establish and expand telehealth services for California Medicaid enrollees, according to a June 30 news release from the payer. Health Net awarded 138 telehealth capacity-building grants, totaling $13.4 million, to Medicaid providers across the state.
The Medicaid and Medicare health plan provider also funded the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital Street Medicine program, according to the news release. The program is a collaboration between the hospital and the USC Keck School of Medicine that engages experts to help reduce disparities in health outcomes among...