As Pride Month celebrations commence nationwide, LGBTQ+ communities reflect on their progress and honor their rich history. However, amidst the spirit of celebration, a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ bills continues to create devastating setbacks in various areas, including healthcare, entertainment, and education. While healthcare is intended to be inclusive, many LGBTQ+ patients experience significant disparities and lack of trust in the system. As we commemorate Pride Month, it is crucial to acknowledge and celebrate organizations that actively support and uplift LGBTQ+ communities. OutCare Health, a leading LGBTQ+ healthcare resource, proudly announces its esteemed Pride sponsors, who are dedicated to ensuring that everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, has access to quality and inclusive healthcare.
Healthgrades and OutCare Health conducted a comparative study among LGBTQ+ identifying US adults and cisgender, heterosexual identifying US adults, revealing substantial disparities in trust levels towards healthcare providers and the healthcare system. The study found that LGBTQ+ communities exhibit lower levels of trust in doctors, specialists, pharma companies, insurance companies, and the overall US healthcare system. For instance, only 54% of LGBTQ+ individuals trust their primary care physicians, compared to 70% of cisgender, heterosexual individuals. Similarly, the US healthcare system is trusted by just 17% of LGBTQ+ people, while 33% of cisgender, heterosexual people place their trust in it. These disparities underscore the urgent need for inclusive healthcare services and unwavering support for LGBTQ+ communities.
OutCare Health is steadfast in making a tangible difference in the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals by advocating for inclusive and affirming healthcare services. The organization’s Pride sponsors exemplify a deep commitment to advancing LGBTQ+ healthcare and dismantling the barriers faced by the community. These sponsors actively support OutCare Health’s mission to ensure equitable access to quality healthcare for all individuals, irrespective of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.
These sponsors, including La Roche-Posay, FIGS, Lumina Foundation, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, Valera Health, and Eskenazi Health, understand the urgency of our work and exemplify a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and improving healthcare outcomes for all. Their contributions will support the growth of the OutList, the international LGBTQ+ affirming provider directory, and additional training and education opportunities for providers in the provision of LGBTQ+ care. Let’s take a closer look at each organization.
La Roche-Posay
Recommended by 90,000 dermatologists worldwide, La Roche-Posay’s mission is to offer a better life for sensitive skin. Created by a pharmacist in 1975, the brand is now present in over 60 countries. It offers a unique range of daily skincare developed for every skin type to complement their patients’ treatments and promote good skincare practices adapted to each skin concern. The brand develops formulas with its exclusive Selenium-rich water, also used at its Thermal Center, the first Dermatology Center in Europe, due to its antioxidant and soothing properties. The products are developed using a strict formulation charter with a minimal number of ingredients and are formulated at optimal concentrations. Additionally, La Roche-Posay products undergo stringent clinical testing for efficacy and safety, even on sensitive skin. The key La Roche-Posay product ranges are: Lipikar (dry skin), Anthelios (photoprotection), Effaclar (acne) and Toleriane (sensitive skin). For more information, go to: laroche-posay.us/
FIGS
FIGS is a founder-led, direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand that seeks to celebrate, empower and serve current and future generations of healthcare professionals. We create technically advanced apparel and products for healthcare professionals that feature an unmatched combination of comfort, durability, function and style. We market and sell our products directly through our digital platform to provide a seamless experience for healthcare professionals. For more information on FIGS, Inc. please visit wearfigs.com or follow @wearfigs on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Lumina Foundation
Lumina Foundation is an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. We envision a system that is easy to navigate, delivers fair results, and meets the nation’s need for talent through a broad range of credentials. Lumina Foundation works with governmental, nonprofit, and private-sector organizations to bring about change. We rely on communications outreach, meetings and events that engage and mobilize people, state and federal policy outreach, investments in proven and promising practices, and targeted efforts to measure and evaluate progress. Learn more about the Leadership Model of Philanthropy.
Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
Regence serves more than 3.4 million people through its Regence health plans in Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Each Regence health plan is a nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Regence is part of a family of companies dedicated to transforming health care by delivering innovative products and services that change the way consumers nationwide experience health care. For more information, please visit regence.com.
Valera Health
Valera Health is a high performing mental health company providing comprehensive longitudinal service using a team-based care model of coaches, therapists and medication prescribers augmented by proprietary digital technology and analytics. From meditation to therapy to medications, patients with mild depression to severe schizophrenia are treated with expert care. A focus on quality has achieved high HEDIS scores and produced significant outcomes. For more information, go to: valerahealth.com.
Eskenazi Health
For more than 160 years, Eskenazi Health has provided high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered health care to Central Indiana. Accredited by The Joint Commission, nationally recognized programs include a Level I trauma center, regional burn center, comprehensive senior care program, women’s and children’s services, teen and adolescent care programs, Lifestyle Health & Wellness Center, Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, and a network of primary care sites located throughout the neighborhoods of Indianapolis known as Eskenazi Health Center. Eskenazi Health also serves as the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services. As the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County (HHC), Eskenazi Health partners with the Indiana University School of Medicine whose physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services. For more information, go to: eskenazihealth.edu
OutCare Health’s collaboration with these exceptional Pride sponsors represents a significant step towards a more inclusive healthcare landscape. By joining forces with OutCare Health, these sponsors contribute to a future where LGBTQ+ individuals can access the healthcare they deserve, free from discrimination and disparities.
To learn more about OutCare Health, visit outcarehealth.org. To partner with or become a sponsor, reach out to us at outcarehealth.org/contact.
