An arm of Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) has awarded $120,000 to local organizations to improve outcomes for Black mothers in Louisville.
Humana Healthy Horizons in Kentucky, or its Kentucky Medicaid plan, will distribute grants to three local organizations: Melanated Healthcare, Granny’s Birth Initiative and Healthy Babies Louisville.
Kentucky has a higher infant mortality rate than the rest of the United States, at 6.2% as opposed to the 5.4% national average, according to the March of Dimes. The preterm…