In 2009, when infant mortality rates were going down in most places, Baltimore’s infant mortality rate spiked to its highest ever. For white babies, the rate was 3.5 per 1000. For Black babies, 18. Black mothers were dying at higher rates, too. The city needed a radical new approach to saving lives.

Baltimore cut infant mortality and helped moms thrive, too

When it comes to healthcare in America, there are lots of unanswered questions. How do we improve our health? How can care be more affordable? Easier to access? These are just a few of the questions everyone’s asking. But there are people and organizations working to answer those questions, community by community. You will hear from people in these communities on The Health of America podcast from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.  It’s about what’s happening where you live to make healthcare better. In each episode, you’ll have an opportunity to meet Americans facing some of our biggest health challenges and the innovators finding specific ways to overcome them.

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When it comes to healthcare in America, there are lots of unanswered questions. How do we improve our health? How can care be more affordable? Easier to access? These are just a few of the questions everyone’s asking. But there are people and organizations working to answer those questions, community by community. You will hear from people in these communities on The Health of America podcast from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. It’s about what’s happening where you live to make healthcare better. In each episode, you’ll have an opportunity to meet Americans facing some of our biggest health challenges and the innovators finding specific ways to overcome them.

When it comes to healthcare in America, there are lots of unanswered questions. How do we improve our health? How can care be more affordable? Easier to access? These are just a few of the questions everyone’s asking. But there are people and organizations working to answer those questions, community by community. You will hear from people in these communities on The Health of America podcast from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.&nbsp; It’s about what’s happening where you live to make healthcare better. In each episode, you’ll have an opportunity to meet Americans facing some of our biggest health challenges and the innovators finding specific ways to overcome them.

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