Health Affairs May 11, 2023
By Dora Lynn Hughes

In October 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center released its new 2030 vision: “A health system that achieves equitable outcomes through high quality, affordable, and person-centered care.” To achieve this vision, the CMS Innovation Center outlined five strategic objectives, one of which is to “Advance Health Equity.” CMS defines health equity as “the attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their optimal health regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, preferred language, or other factors that affect access to care and health outcomes.”

To meet this objective, the CMS Innovation Center launched a new health equity initiative...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Equity/SDOH, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Insurance, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Payment Models, Provider, Value Based
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