Community Impact

We’re nurturing healthier communities from within, championing the right to access affordable and high-quality care and improving health equity for all we serve.

Q&A: Better Together with Mary's Center

In the following Q&A, we discuss how funding from CareFirst will help D.C. communities break free from the unrelenting grip of the pandemic.

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How Grants Awarded to FQHCs Can Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Adoption

by CareFirst | May 21, 2021 | Community Impact

doctors and nurses in a meeting

Destiny-Simone Ramjohn, Vice President of Community Health and Social Impact, recently spoke to The AFRO about grants awarded to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in support of removing barriers to the COVID-19 vaccine to combat racial disparities in vaccine distribution and adoption.

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Skills Students Will Require in a Post-Pandemic World

by Jen Presswood | March 17, 2021 | Community Impact

young student doing homework

Education Week sat down with industry leaders, including CareFirst's Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Angela Celestin, to talk about essential skills students will require in a post-pandemic world.

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Making a Difference During COVID-19

by CareFirst | March 26, 2021 | Community Impact

Making a Difference During COVID-19

From the very start of the pandemic, CareFirst has been there for its members, employers, healthcare partners, employees and communities. See some of the ways we've offered support to those we serve thus far.

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Panel Discussion: Reaching Immunity Takes A Community

by Jen Presswood | February 24, 2021 | Community Impact

CareFirst expands the impact of its Better Together COVID-19 vaccination adoption campaign during a virtual panel discussion, inviting fellow community leaders to take a pledge to educate and encourage their employees to get vaccinated when they’re able.

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This is Our Shot to Leave COVID-19 Behind

by Jen Presswood | February 26, 2021 | Community Impact

See CareFirst’s new public health ad urging people to get vaccinated when they can. The TV spot, part of CareFirst’s new Better Together campaign to support the nation’s historic vaccine effort, recently aired in local markets.

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The Key to Leading During COVID-19: Partnerships in Support of Community Health

by Jen Presswood | February 25, 2021 | Community Impact

The following panel discussion features CareFirst executives highlighting leadership efforts throughout the pandemic while sharing tangible information to encourage businesses to define their way of assisting, advocating and educating alongside fellow Baltimore businesses.

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Where Will Healthcare CEOs be Focusing Their Efforts in 2021?

by Jen Presswood | January 21, 2020 | Community Impact

CareFirst President & CEO Brian D. Pieninck

Online publisher Health Evolution sat down with industry leaders, including CareFirst’s President and CEO, Brian D. Pieninck, to talk about trends that will continue to shape healthcare.

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A Better, Healthier ‘Normal’ can be Achieved

by Brian D. Pieninck, President & CEO | October 27, 2020 | Community Impact

CareFirst President & CEO Brian D. Pieninck explains why now is the time to seize the opportunity to reimagine a new healthcare system—one rooted in value, not volume.

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