CHCS April 4, 2024
Jen Strohecker, PharmD, Utah Medicaid director, offers advice to Medicaid leaders looking to initiate and/or expand efforts to advance health equity in the communities they serve.
Over the last three decades, Utah has experienced a significant demographic shift. In 1990, less than 10 percent of the population identified as non-white. By 2022, that percentage had more than doubled to 23 percent, and is on track to be above 30 percent by 2040. For Utah Medicaid, this increase in diversity across the state has highlighted the imperative to focus on health equity and better address the needs of historically marginalized populations.
Utah’s Medicaid team, under the leadership of Jennifer Strohecker, has been increasingly focused on efforts to improve health equity over...
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