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New BCBSA plan to cut racial disparities in maternal care by half in five years


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Year after year, it s the same story: the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is rising, and pregnant women of color are dying at disproportionate rates. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association unveiled a national strategy on Tuesday that aims to halve racial disparities in maternal care through a combination of data collection, scaling existing local initiatives and lobbying for state and federal policy changes.
Your health shouldn t depend on the color of your skin or the neighborhood you live in. That s just unacceptable, unconscionable, and we can have an impact where we can change the trajectory of racial disparities, said Kim Keck, president of the not-for-profit association, which represents the 35 Blues plans across the nation. ....

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