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Health Equity

At Fidelis Care, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to live a healthy life. It’s our mission to ensure New Yorkers have access to high-quality healthcare, so they can get the care they need when they need it.

But many other factors contribute to an individual’s health and wellness beyond access to healthcare. Socioeconomic conditions can influence health risks and outcomes. Poverty, food insecurity, housing instability, education, employment, access to transportation and other circumstances contribute to health disparities among underserved and vulnerable populations.

Fidelis Care is committed to removing those barriers to health to improve access, quality, and affordability. It is an ongoing process that requires working together with our members, providers, and community-based organizations to support fair and just opportunities to equal access to healthcare.

Learn more about our different approaches to improve health equity:


Key partnerships

Wellness commitment to Buffalo Urban League

To nurture social entrepreneurship, facilitate wellness, and strengthen organizations focused on Black, Indigenous and People of Color in Buffalo’s East Side, Fidelis Care and the Centene Foundation donated $1.1 million to the Buffalo Urban League (BUL) to help establish its new headquarters and develop a Wellness and Entrepreneurial Center.

In addition, Fidelis Care partners with BUL through community programs and at events held in the city focused on health, family support and stabilization services, foster care, adoption, education, job training, employment, scholarships, and more.

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Mental health alliance with The Jed Foundation

As part of our behavioral health efforts, Fidelis Care and the Centene Foundation awarded $1.1 million to The Jed Foundation (JED) to protect the mental health of New York State’s youth.

Through the funding, JED will expand its current services, providing at least five youth-serving community-based organizations (CBOs) with consultation or strategic planning services, including expert guidance, educational workshops, and training programs, equipping young people with life skills and connecting them to mental healthcare when they are in distress.

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More Health Equity News


Measure Coding Education – Kidney Health Evaluation for Patients with Diabetes (KED) 82043 vs. 82044
5/14/2025 • Posted by Provider Relations in Provider News, Provider Quality

Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease affecting almost one in three people. Clinical guidelines recommend that all people with diabetes have routine tests to detect kidney disease. However, less than half get the needed tests. 

Kidney disease does not show symptoms until later stages of the disease, and this makes early detection the key to managing the disease appropriately. The Kidney Health Evaluation (KED) assesses both kidney function with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and kidney damage with a urine albumin-creatinine (uACR) to develop an appropriate treatment plan.

What do you need to do?

  • Order both an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and a urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR).
  • Submit claims (CPT, CPT II codes, etc.) and encounter data in a timely manner, including diagnosis codes.

The suggested codes for these measures are:

  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR): 80047, 80048, 80050, 80053, 80069 and 82565.
  • Urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio (uACR): 82043 AND 82570 Please note: if the urine albumin and the urine creatinine tests are ordered separately, they must be completed within four calendar days of each other.

Please be aware: Procedure code 82044 to report the uACR was retired by NCQA in 2022 and should not be reported.

Please note: if you have been using 82044 to report the service, you do not need to resubmit a corrected claim. You can simply provide a copy of the lab results to Fidelis Care or Wellcare. 

For Fidelis Care, you can submit via any of the following:

For Wellcare, you can upload the lab results to via the Wellcare Provider Portal following normal submission of medical records.