Manatt Health April 20, 2021
Editor’s Note: COVID-19 has illuminated systemic racial and ethnic inequities in our health care system and catalyzed an unprecedented call to action to address their root causes.1 It also has revealed the dearth of reliable and standardized race and ethnicity (R/E) data available to identify multidimensional contributors to disparities, design effective initiatives to drive improvement, and measure progress. Health plans are well-positioned to collect R/E data and use this information to promote health equity. However, plans face several data collection challenges that result in significant reporting gaps. In a new white paper prepared in partnership with Blue Shield of California, summarized below, Manatt Health discusses common health plan R/E data collection challenges and how states can help mitigate these barriers...
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