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UnitedHealthcare Commits $335,000 to Idaho Organizations To Expand Health Care Workforce and Access To Care

UnitedHealthcare today announced a $335,000 commitment in funding to Idaho organizations to help close gaps in care among underserved communities, including people in rural areas, individuals with chronic conditions and seniors.

“Expanding programs for caregivers, community health workers and providers allows us to address unmet health needs more effectively, helping to ensure that underserved communities access high-quality care and social services they need,” said Dr. Alex Billioux, Government Programs Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare. “By equipping our health care workers with the necessary resources and training, we can help improve health outcomes and quality of life for all Idahoans.”

Idahoans have experienced increasing food insecurity1 and 10% of the adult population annually report living with diabetes.2 Additionally, Idaho ranks 38th for availability of primary care physicians and 33rd for availability of mental health providers nationally.3

Organizations supported through this commitment include:

“With UnitedHealthcare’s generous support, we can significantly enhance our efforts to provide equitable diabetes prevention programs, particularly for older adults and underserved communities,” said Dorothy Plaza, chair, Diabetes Alliance of Idaho (DAI). “This funding will implement and expand evidence-based programs, ultimately helping reduce the impact of diabetes across Idaho.”

UnitedHealthcare serves more than 160,000 members enrolled in employer-sponsored, individual and Medicare plans in Idaho, with a network of 50 hospitals and over 12,000 physicians and other care providers statewide. For more information on how UnitedHealthcare is working to build healthier communities across Idaho, visit uhccs.com/id.

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 1.7 million physicians and care professionals, and 7,000 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, a diversified health care company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow UnitedHealthcare on LinkedIn.

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1
https://idahofoodbank.org/feeding-americas-annual-map-the-meal-gap-report-shows-increase-in-food-insecurity/
2 https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/health-wellness/diseases-conditions/diabetes
3 https://assets.americashealthrankings.org/app/uploads/allstatesummaries-ahr23.pdf

UHC Media Contact:
Jon Fenech
Jon_Fenech@uhc.com, (763) 361-1127

Source: UnitedHealthcare