Oscar Health, Inc. Announces 2023 Culturally Competent Care Grant Recipients, Bolstering its Efforts to Support Rural and Hispanic and Latino Communities
Summary
The initiative, which is a component of Oscars CCC Program, delivers financial and on-the-ground support to select organizations who provide access to care in underserved communities.Community Health Works (CHW): A Georgia-based non-profit supporting Hispanic-and Spanish-speaking communities by improving access to preventive health services, reducing burden on healthcare providers, and advocating for people financially compromised by their medical needs. With the funding, CHW anticipates serving an additional 500 individuals, and developing new Spanish literacy trainings and educational materials for the community.MedHaul: A digital health solution and Certified B-Corp that enables safe, reliable, and inclusive transportation, with a deliberate emphasis on the most vulnerable and underserved populations. With this funding, MedHaul plans to impact 960 lives by delivering skilled transportation rides for chronically ill patients and further enhancing their SMS Spanish capabilities for an even broader, more inclusive platform.Oscars foundation is rooted in the belief that every individual deserves access to affordable and high-quality healthcare, said Alessa Quane, Chief Insurance Officer at Oscar. Oscar launched the grant initiative in 2021, as a key pillar of the CCC Program, to impact change at the community level. We offer Individual & Family, Small Group and Medicare Advantage plans, and +Oscar, our full stack technology platform, to others within the provider and payor space.