Becker's Healthcare March 26, 2024
The majority of healthcare providers and payers are not ready to meet shifting health equity regulatory requirements, according to Ernst & Young’s latest report.
To compile its “2024 Health Equity Outlook,” the accounting firm surveyed 500 health equity leaders across stakeholder industries: providers, payers, life sciences, government, and nonprofit/community organizations. The respondent pool included 64 health systems, 14 physician groups, 11 hospitals, eight academic medical centers and three federally qualified health centers. Nearly 40% of respondents were directors, department leads or the equivalent, while 29% were C-suite executives and 28% were vice presidents.
Most provider and payer respondents indicated that as of today, they could not meet health equity-related regulatory requirements introduced by CMS, the National Committee for...