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Reporting on supplier diversity.

Working coverage of certifications, corporate procurement, federal contracting, financing, and the operators making each work for diverse-owned businesses. Every piece checked against primary sources.

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Guide

Guide · 8 min

How to become an Abbott supplier (and how Abbott's supplier diversity program actually works)

Registering on Abbott's supplier portal takes an afternoon. Getting a sourcing manager to call you is the real work. Here's the order …

May 26, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

Guide

Guide · 8 min

How to become a McKesson supplier: the registration, the STARS portal, and what actually gets you a look

McKesson buys from thousands of vendors, and the front door is a portal called STARS. Registering is the easy part. Here's what …

Apr 10, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide

Guide · 8 min

How to become a Kaiser Permanente supplier: the real registration path and Impact Spending program

Kaiser Permanente buys through a single vendor portal and runs its supplier diversity work under a program called Impact Spending. Here's how …

Mar 27, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

Guide

Guide · 8 min

How to become a Humana supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

Humana runs a real procurement portal and a long-standing supplier diversity program. Here's how registration actually works, which certifications open the diverse-supplier …

Mar 20, 2026 · Will Moss

Guide

Guide · 8 min

How to become a CVS Health supplier (and what changed with its supplier diversity program)

There are three different ways into CVS Health depending on what you sell, and its supplier diversity program changed quietly in 2025. …

Feb 25, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide

Guide · 8 min

How to become a The Cigna Group supplier (and how its supplier diversity program works)

The Cigna Group buys billions in goods and services and runs a diverse-supplier program with roots in the 1970s. Here's how registration, …

Feb 13, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide

Guide · 8 min

How to become an HCA Healthcare supplier (and where supplier diversity fits now)

HCA Healthcare buys through HealthTrust, its group purchasing organization, not a single vendor form. Here's the actual path in, what credentialing requires, …

Jan 7, 2026 · Will Moss

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