Corporate responsibility

Taking our community’s health and wellness to heart

At AmeriHealth, we don’t just promote well-being — we help make it happen. From supporting healthy organizations to volunteering at and sponsoring a wide array of community programs and activities, we work to help raise awareness about important health issues and give people tools and resources to improve their well-being.

People who care

The AmeriHealth Volunteer Team connects our current and retired employees and their families with community volunteer activities. It’s a comprehensive outreach program that provides a wide range of benefits to a diverse population.

An unwavering focus on equitable health for all

We know that not all the communities we serve have the same access to, experiences with, and perceptions of health care.

AmeriHealth is committed to addressing health equity and the barriers members may face when trying to maintain and improve their health. To do this, we are promoting culturally appropriate, community-based interventions. The policies, programs, and partnerships we have in place also help ensure that all the communities we serve, including underserved communities, have access to primary and specialty care.

Our goal is for everyone to have the same opportunity to live a healthy life.

Leading with intention

We are committed to creating solutions to advancing health equity and providing members to access to the health care services they need to improve health outcomes and better serve our community. It also includes the following initiatives:

• Reducing health inequities. We are actively working to reduce health inequities in severe maternal morbidity, depression screening, cardiovascular disease, diabetes control, and many more.
• Eliminating race-based medicine for our members. Race is a social construct not a biological one. We seek to remove race corrections that are embedded in clinical decision tools and elsewhere in the health care ecosystem because they lead to poorer outcomes and contribute to inequities in care.
• Collaborating with providers. We are working with the providers in our network to ensure all members have access to the health services they need, and improve health outcomes.
• Engaging members and the community. We are giving members and the community more opportunities to share feedback and participate in advisory committees. Doing this helps us identify where there are gaps in care, what services are needed, and what programs we should be developing. If you are interested in participating, please email healthequity@amerihealth.com.
• Collaborating on solutions. We are collaborating with community partners to identify critical needs in our region and provide support where it is most essential. Our current collaborations include:
  • Baby FootSteps^® maternity program to help expectant mothers achieve a healthy pregnancy
  • Support of Virtua’s new Mobile Cancer Health & Screening Unit to provide access to cancer screenings and other services in South Jersey communities, where people need them most
  • Thyme Care collaboration to provide members who have a cancer diagnosis with additional support that is focused on improving outcomes and overcoming health disparities

Inclusion and belonging

People are truly at the heart of our business. Our commitment to inclusion in our workforce and suppliers is one of our core strengths. Our Diversity and Inclusion Council organizes voluntary discussion and learning sessions for our associates on a variety of topics.

Providing a forum for safe, respectful, and open discussion among associates is essential. It allows us to fully embrace and address the many facets of diversity, equity, and inclusion. It also helps us attract and serve a broad base of customers, design unique solutions for our members, and better fulfill our goal to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve.

Supplier engagement efforts

AmeriHealth has helped create opportunities for businesses to grow while promoting job creation and helping to stimulate the economy. In seeking the best solutions for our organization’s needs, we actively engage with all qualified suppliers of every size and across industries, including those owned and controlled by women, veterans, people of color, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and those in the communities we serve.