A grant from the Elevance Health Foundation helped Creating Healthier Communities (CHC), a nonprofit that works to reduce the high rates of preterm births among Black women, launch the Black Birthing Initiative in Atlanta, Cleveland, and Detroit.

Fee-for-service has been the primary way to pay care providers for decades. As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, another payment and care delivery methodology has emerged: the value-based care model.

While it’s widely understood that eating nutritious food and exercising regularly influences health, the tie between housing and health isn’t always as obvious. Numerous studies have shown that people who experience homelessness are much more likely to visit the emergency room and have higher rates of chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, depression, and substance use disorders.