UnitedHealthcare Invests $550,000 in the Mississippi Public Health Institute to Improve Maternal Health Equity and Outcomes
27 Enero 2022 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
New effort will enable OB-GYN practices with
virtual care and remote patient monitoring programs
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Mississippi today announced a
$550,000 investment in the Mississippi Public Health Institute
(MSPHI), a nonprofit entity established to protect and improve the
health and well-being of Mississippians. The investment will fund
one of MSPHI’s initiatives aimed at improving maternal health
outcomes and reducing the Black-white gap in such outcomes.
Funding will enable OB-GYN practices in Mississippi to use a
platform that provides educational content and remote patient
monitoring for high-risk maternity patients, with the goal of
preventing severe maternal morbidity and improving outcomes for
both mom and baby. To date, programs are being activated at Hancock
Women’s Center in Bay St. Louis, and the following federally
qualified health centers: Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health
Center, serving Jackson and its surrounding area; Coastal Family
Health Center serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast; and Southeast MS
Rural Health Care Initiative serving the Pine Belt area and
surrounding communities.
“This partnership will help augment existing UnitedHealthcare
initiatives to improve prenatal and postpartum care,” said Dr. Dana
Carbo-Bryant, chief medical officer for UnitedHealthcare Community
Plan of Mississippi. “We’ve supported several innovative care
models that empower pregnant members and support community-based
organizations. This initiative with MSPHI expands our reach and
enhances crucial remote patient monitoring abilities.”
Infants born preterm or with low birth weight are at an
increased risk for experiencing physical disabilities and
developmental impairments throughout their lives. According to
America’s Health Rankings, the rate of Mississippi’s low birth
weight infants (defined as less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces) has been
on the rise, now accounting for 12.3% of births, leaving the state
ranked last of 50 states. The state’s preterm birth rates declined
in 2020, making up 14.2% of births, but Black women in Mississippi
experienced a 44% higher rate of pre-term births than all other
women according to March of Dimes, which fights for the health of
all moms and babies.
“Mississippians face many barriers to care, like distance and
health literacy, but there should never be a barrier to
opportunity,” said Roy Hart, CEO of MSPHI. “Through this
collaboration, we are helping ensure that expectant mothers in
vulnerable populations receive the care they need, closing gaps in
care by expanding care far outside the clinic.”
This investment is part of several initiatives that
UnitedHealthcare, along with its parent company UnitedHealth Group,
is launching to address maternal health outcomes throughout the
United States. These initiatives include nearly $14 million in
recent philanthropic grants to support maternal health and $2.85
million in support to March of Dimes for a public-private
partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services as
part of a multi-sector partnership that aims to reduce disparities
and improve rates of maternal morbidity and mortality in hospitals
experiencing some of the poorest outcomes.
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 464,000 people in Mississippi
enrolled in employer-sponsored, individual, Medicare and Medicaid
benefit plans, with a network of 109 hospitals, and nearly 13,000
physicians and other care providers statewide.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier
lives and making the health system work better for everyone by
simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and
wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care
providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full
spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with
more than 1.3 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,500
hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also
provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned
and operated health care facilities in South America.
UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care company. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @UHC
on Twitter
About MSPHI
MSPHI is a nonprofit entity established in 2011 to protect and
improve the health and well-being of Mississippians, serving as a
partner and convener to promote health, improve outcomes and
encourage innovations in health systems. We cultivate partnerships
aimed at program innovation, health resources, education, applied
research, and policy development. MSPHI will engage in partnerships
and activities that improve Mississippi’s health.
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