Health Equity Plan. A. For Performance Year 2023, the ACO shall submit to CMS, in a form and manner and by the date(s) specified by CMS, a plan (“Health Equity Plan”) that:
1. Identifies one or more health disparities experienced by one or more Underserved Communities within its population of REACH Beneficiaries that the ACO will aim to reduce (“Target Health Disparities”) and the data sources used to inform the identification of Target Health Disparities;
2. Describes the initiative(s) the ACO will create and implement to reduce Target Health Disparities (“Health Equity Plan Intervention(s)”);
3. Describes the resources needed to implement the Health Equity Plan Interventions and identifies any gaps in the ACO’s current resources and the additional resources that will be needed (“Resource Gap Analysis”);
4. Provides a timeline for the implementation of the Health Equity Plan Intervention(s) (“Health Equity Project Plan”);
5. Identifies one or more quantitative metrics that the ACO will use to measure the reductions in Target Health Disparities arising from the Health Equity Plan Interventions (“Health Equity Plan Performance Measure(s)”); and
6. Identifies targeted outcomes relative to the Health Equity Plan Performance Measures (“Health Equity Goals”) for Performance Year 2023 and all subsequent Performance Years, and describes how the ACO will use these Health Equity Goals to monitor and evaluate progress in reducing Target Health Disparities.
B. CMS shall use reasonable efforts to approve or reject the Health Equity Plan and any Material Health Equity Plan Amendment (as defined below) within 60 business days.
C. Consistent with Section 5.04.J, the ACO must submit all Marketing Materials that will be used to educate, notify, or contact REACH Beneficiaries regarding the ACO’s Health Equity Plan to CMS for review prior to use. The ACO may submit examples of such Marketing Materials with its Health Equity Plan.
D. The ACO shall engage in activities related to the execution of the ACO’s Health Equity Plan approved by CMS under Section 5.10.B, including implementing Health Equity Plan Interventions and monitoring and evaluating progress in reducing Target Health Disparities (“Health Equity Activities”). If CMS approves the ACO’s Health Equity Plan, the ACO shall and shall require its Participant Providers, Preferred Providers, and other individuals or entities performing functions or services related to Health Equity Activities to conduct Health Equity Activities consistent wit...
Health Equity Plan. A. For Performance Year 2023, the ACO shall submit to CMS, in a form and manner and by the date(s) specified by CMS, a plan (“Health Equity Plan”) that:
1. Identifies one or more health disparities experienced by one or more Underserved Communities within its population of REACH Beneficiaries that the ACO will aim to reduce (“Target Health Disparities”) and the data sources used to inform the identification of Target Health Disparities;
2. Describes the initiative(s) the ACO will create and implement to reduce Target Health Disparities (“Health Equity Plan Intervention(s)”);
3. Describes the resources needed to implement the Health Equity Plan Interventions and identifies any gaps in the ACO’s current resources and the additional resources that will be needed (“Resource Gap Analysis”);
4. Provides a timeline for the implementation of the Health Equity Plan Intervention(s) (“Health Equity Project Plan”);
5. Identifies one or more quantitative metrics that the ACO will use to measure the reductions in Target Health Disparities arising from the Health Equity Plan Interventions (“Health Equity Plan Performance Measure(s)”); and
Health Equity Plan. The Contractor’s strategic initiatives and approaches to activate practices, protocols, and resources that equitably and effectively support the wellness and well-being of the people, populations, and communities EOHHS serves under this Agreement.
