HealthLeaders Media February 24, 2022
“We also encourage HHS to work with a broader set of stakeholders to understand which levers may have the biggest impact on health equity, especially when myriad health equity issues are … outside the control of QHPs,” noted one rule respondent
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Payer responses to HHS health equity proposals reflect a community that is dedicated to the cause and knows not only its limitations but the diverse industry experts and levers that are necessary for better outcomes.
– There is much work to be done to address data privacy, security, collection, and standardization—for social determinants of health and many other variables.
– It is highly unlikely that HHS will finalize all of its requirements as broader questions are...