Common use of Reducing Health Disparities and Assuring Health Equity Clause in Contracts

Reducing Health Disparities and Assuring Health Equity. Covered California and the Contractor recognize that promoting better health requires a focus on addressing health disparities and health equity. Because of this, Contractor agrees to work with the Exchange to identify strategies that will address health disparities in meaningful and measurable ways. This shall include: (a) Participating in Exchange workgroups and forums to share strategies and tactics that are particularly effective; (b) Working with the Exchange to determine how data can best be collected and used to support improving oral health equity including the extent to which data might be better collected by the Exchange or the Contractor and how to assure that the collection and sharing of data is sensitive to Enrollees’ preferences. In working with the Exchange, Contractor agrees to report how it plans to collect and use data on demographic characteristics, including but not limited to: (i) Race (ii) Ethnicity (iii) Gender

Reducing Health Disparities and Assuring Health Equity. Covered California and the Contractor recognize that promoting better health requires a focus on addressing health disparities and health equity. Because of this, Contractor agrees to work with the Exchange to identify strategies that will address health disparities in meaningful and measurable ways. This shall include: (a) Participating in Exchange workgroups and forums to share strategies and tactics that are particularly effective; (b) Working with the Exchange to determine how data can best be collected and used to support improving oral health equity including the extent to which data might be better collected by the Exchange or the Contractor and how to assure that the collection and sharing of data is sensitive to Enrollees’ preferences. In working with the Exchange, Contractor agrees to report how it plans to collect and use data on demographic characteristics, including but not limited to: (i) Race Age (ii) Ethnicity (iii) GenderRace