Healthcare Economist August 11, 2022
One of President Biden’s top priorities is reducing health disparities. In fact, President Biden created a Health Equity Task Force to address the issue; the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have created their own Framework for Health Equity 2022–2032. The 5 priories in this CMS Framework are:
- Expand the collection, reporting, and analysis of standardized data
- Assess causes of disparities within CMS programs, and address inequities in policies and Ooperations to close gaps
- Build capacity of health care organizations and the workforce to reduce health and health care disparities
- Advance language access, health literacy, and the provision of culturally tailored services
- Increase all forms of accessibility to health care services and coverage
With respect to (1),...