title: Verizon works to eliminate disparities in health care for its diverse workforce.
abstract: Eradicating disparities in health care is an ongoing process that must continue through actions from a variety of stakeholders, including employers. Verizon Communications has a diverse workforce of more than 200,000 employees and is committed to attracting and retaining a workforce that mirrors its customers, speaks their languages, and understands their needs. The company developed and implemented a comprehensive plan to help ensure that minority employees and their families receive the health care they need and deserve based on the Institute of Medicine's 2003 report Unequal Treatment.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Management Group, Verizon Communications, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Audrietta C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Izlar
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004651:Employment; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010379:Peer Group; D012935:Social Justice