Jimenez on member demographics and equal outcomes
Jimenez says 71% of NYC Care members are Hispanic or Latinx and 13% are Black or African American. He says H&H constantly looks for uninsured, unconnected residents and cites equal colon cancer screening rates across insurance types.
So a predominant number, a percentage of our members are Hispanic or Latinx, 71%, and 13% are black or African American.
With respect to gaps, we are constantly looking for folks who are uninsured and unconnected to care.
It's very hard to get a sense of what a denominator is, but in terms of how many people are out there that are uninsured and unconnected,
which is why our mission is always to be in every place we can be, because every time I meet someone who hasn't seen a doctor in 10, 20 years, which unfortunately still happens,
we know we have more work to do.
The thing that gives me pride in working at New York City Health and Hospitals and doing the work we do is that we do not discriminate based on whether you're insured or have insurance.
And we see that.
in the outcomes.
So we mentioned colon cancer screening rates, for example.
In New York City health and hospitals, whether you have health insurance from Medicare, commercial insurance, Medicaid, or uninsured and enrolled in NYC Care, the screening rate is the same, which is
just a miracle that we take for granted here in New York City.
I don't take it for granted as a primary care doctor, certainly.
And we see that across the board with control for diabetes, control for hypertension.
I just want to make sure that that was clear because we are constantly looking for where are the gaps?
Where are the populations that we need to get up to the standard of care?
And that is shown in the results that we produce.