Payers, Providers Work to Keep Health Equity in the Spotlight

Concern is mounting around whether current health equity initiatives will be a flash in the pan or yield long term improvement on reducing disparities in hospice care among communities of color. Racial disparities in end-of-life care access have long proliferated, but in recent years health care providers and regulators have been paying closer attention, particularly […]

HHS Moving into 2023 with Eyes on Health Equity, Public-Private Partnerships in Value-Based Programs

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has set its sights on the long-term expansion of value-based reimbursement, as well as advancing health equity. Going forward, this could mean greater collaboration with private-sector payers and providers. Also on the table is the question of how to meet the needs of Medicare beneficiaries who increasingly […]