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Expanding access to affordable healthcare is a key factor in improving well-being and boosting morale, productivity, and retention for LGBTQ+ employees. Our blog shares how employers can provide support through accessible preventive healthcare. https://lnkd.in/gypHY6gi #Healthcare #InclusiveHealthcare #EmployeeBenefits

What’s common between these 4 companies❓ 📍Scaler 📍Tredence Inc. 📍Cashfree Payments 📍Open Financial Technologies Answer : They all provide inclusive healthcare benefits that include 🏳️🌈 LGBTQIA+ coverage. June marks Pride Month 🌈 Change starts with us. It's time to prioritise inclusive healthcare benefits and implement policies that support LGBTQ+ employees. Inclusive policies aren't just the right thing to do—they foster a happier, healthier & more productive workforce. Let's 🏆 champion equality & make our workplaces safe & welcoming for all. Read our blog on Valuing LGBTQ+ : https://lnkd.in/gWRaq2hA Need help with making your insurance & benefits more inclusive? Speak to us to see how you can do that & champion equality. #pridemonth #pride #healthcare #equality #pazlove #pazcare

We are seeing the impact of the #SCOTUS #chevronruling. Several states were already challenging the Biden Administration's rule clarifying that the Affordable Care Act protects transgender people from healthcare-related discrimination (including gender-affirming services) based on sex as a protected class inclusive of gender identity. Now, the SCOTUS ruling gives less power to federal agencies and they are no longer the default authority interpreting statute, which is being used to further justify this challenge to the new rule. This is an alarming trend we could see replicated across different arenas and is one to watch! #LGBTQ #LGBTQhealthcare

What’s common between these 4 companies❓ 📍Scaler 📍Tredence Inc. 📍Cashfree Payments 📍Open Financial Technologies Answer : They all provide inclusive healthcare benefits that include 🏳️🌈 LGBTQIA+ coverage. June marks Pride Month 🌈 Change starts with us. It's time to prioritise inclusive healthcare benefits and implement policies that support LGBTQ+ employees. Inclusive policies aren't just the right thing to do—they foster a happier, healthier & more productive workforce. Let's 🏆 champion equality & make our workplaces safe & welcoming for all. Read our blog on Valuing LGBTQ+ : https://lnkd.in/gWRaq2hA Need help with making your insurance & benefits more inclusive? Speak to us to see how you can do that & champion equality. #pridemonth #pride #healthcare #equality #pazlove #pazcare

We may have reached the end of Pride Month, but our work to improve care for the #LGBTQ+ community continues year round. The collection, sharing, and use of robust data is critical to identifying and meeting the unique health needs of the LGBTQ+ community. However, there are systemic challenges that impede our ability to fully leverage this data. By improving the collection and application of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data, advocating for its importance, and enhancing the diversity of our provider network to make data sharing safer, we can help make care more equitable for LGBTQ+ individuals.   Read more about how Blue Shield of California is working with stakeholders across California to advance #datasharing that helps drive #healthequity for LGBTQ+ individuals: https://bit.ly/4d3HwYz

A new commentary in JAMA explains the benefits of and barriers to recent federal guidance that encourages states to add sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) questions to their Medicaid applications. This federal effort to encourage the collection of SOGI data from Medicaid patients is a foundational step towards advancing LGBTQ+ health equity, according to a new commentary by SPH's Kevin Nguyen, PhD. “Such federal guidance represents a significant step forward in improving the data infrastructure necessary to understanding potential inequities in health needs, access to and quality of care, and health outcomes for LGBTQ+ people served by Medicaid,” the authors write in the commentary. Learn more ➡️ http://spr.ly/60419YNkH

“Nearly half of all Americans will have a behavioral health issue in their lifetime, from a mood disorder to a substance use problem. The scarcity of behavioral health professionals is undermining people’s ability to get timely care. In 2021, fewer than half of people with a mental illness were able to access timely care; those with substance use disorders were even less likely. Many rural areas and economically stressed cities have few, if any, behavioral health care providers. For example, in 2018, more than half of the counties in the U.S. did not have a practicing psychiatrist. People covered by Medicaid and, to a lesser extent, Medicare struggle to find providers that accept their insurance, in large part because of low reimbursement rates, particularly in Medicaid. Underserved groups like people of color, non-English speakers, and LGBTQ communities often struggle to find appropriate services. As is the case with many other health care specialties, the demographics of the behavioral health workforce often do not reflect those of the people they serve.” #medicaid #behavioralhealth #healthcareservices #substanceusedisorder #lgbtq #bipoc https://lnkd.in/gXquEKKH

About 46% of LGBTQ+ adults say they need (or need more) life insurance, representing approximately 8 million adults. Learn more about the attitudes and perceptions of LGBTQ+ adults toward life insurance. ➡️LIMRA: LGBTQ+ Adults Have Greater Financial Concerns: Lower Life Insurance Protection https://ow.ly/Zmol50S4mkg #LifeInsurance #Pride

There is a wealth of information on the internet, making it challenging to find details on topics such as insurance and benefit options for 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤-𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀. 🏳️🌈 💼 At One Source Direct, our custom solution simplifies access to such information by signing up for our free "Get Started" account. 😊 💻When setting up your One Source Direct profile, select "Insurance/Benefits," "Offers," and choose "LGBTQ-owned." This will deliver information on webinars, promotional offers, and workshops on Insurance and Benefits directly from LGBTQ-owned businesses and supporters to you. 🎯 Streamline your access to information, saving you time and effort, and allowing you to focus on what you do best – your company. 👨💼📈💵💰 To learn more about One Source Direct and sign up for our free "Get Started" plan, go to 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁.𝗻𝗲𝘁/𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴/ today! ✍️ #LGBTQPower #PridefulVentures #RainbowCEO #LGBTQSuccess #RainbowInnovation  

Although Disability Victory isn't able to endorse candidates in 2023 since we don't have an endorsement process yet, I have to say that the disabled candidate I am personally MOST excited about in 2023 is Seattle City Council candidate ChrisTiana ObeySumner. Take a few minutes to read this coverage on their campaign. It's up to each and every disabled candidate how much they want to disclose about their disability, but I truly appreciated how much ChrisTiana shared about the barriers they've encountered on the campaign trail and how they've adapted to them. This kind of transparency is sometimes a difficult choice, because we know that ableism influences voters' perceptions. However, we can't work to change voters' attitudes and break down barriers when we don't talk about them. I appreciated sharing my perspective on disabled candidates in The Stranger: Disabled people are adaptable. We’re creative. We’re problem-solvers. And we’re resilient because everyday we navigate a society that is not built for our needs. If those aren’t leadership qualities, I don’t know what is.” https://lnkd.in/eJFZdAQb #Elections2023 #Disability #Leadership