About Us
U.S. healthcare continues to leave low-income communities and communities of color behind.
Of the 30 million uninsured Americans, over
%
are people of color.1
Black Americans are nearly
times more likely
to have asthma compared to white Americans.2
Hispanic/Latinx American adults are
%
more likely
to develop diabetes than the general population, and are likely to develop it at a younger age.3
The richest Americans live
-15
years
longer than the poorest Americans.4
- https://www.kff.org/uninsured/issue-brief/key-facts-about-the-uninsured-population/
- https://www.aafa.org/asthma-disparities-burden-on-minorities.aspx
- https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/library/features/hispanic-diabetes.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4866586/
Our mission is to leverage technology to improve the health equity of people from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
We envision a world where people from low socioeconomic backgrounds achieve health equity through increased access to care, improved clinical outcomes, and addressed social drivers of health.
Two things drive us at CareMessage: technology innovation and the prioritization of patient needs.
We believe technology can help safety net organizations be more efficient with their time and increase the quality of care and health outcomes for their patients.
Our results tell us we’re right.
CareMessage is the Health Equity Engine of the United States.
We reach millions of underserved patients every month. We are one of the first tech non-profit organizations with a sustainable business model.