Hats off to NYSDOH #Medicaid for leveraging NCQAs race and ethnicity #HEDIS stratifications. We're urging more states to use this option to advance health equity and reduce disparities. #CMSQualCon2022

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Wonder how much traffic Elon has brought Twitter in the last few days…

One of my favorite speakers Ziad Obermeyer on #AI and #healthequity at #QT2022 NCQA

Leaders of state-run insurance marketplaces are issuing warnings of spikes in premiums if Congress doesn't extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies It's a message they'll press in convos w/ admin officials & Dem/Republican leadership staff on the Hill today wapo.st/39ZgWnT

Strengthening Behavioral Healthcare To Meet The Needs Of Our Nation | Health Affairs Forefront healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/for…

NCQA's @EricSchneiderMD was recently interviewed by Chris Cheney HealthLeaders to discuss the importance of shared #accountability, #data & consistent #measurement to achieve quality #behavioralhealthcare and #healthequity. bit.ly/3x5OtWR

.CMSGov summary of responses "Commenters supported CMS’ suggestion for QHP issuers to obtain a health equity accreditation, and some specified support for the NCQA Health Equity Accreditation" The limited concerns mentioned here shouldn't stop CMS from doing the right thing.

This is such an important read from David Blumenthal and Laurie Zephyrin MD. The Dobbs decision has already sent, as they put it, "shockwaves" through the American health care system and will undoubtedly reduce access to care and deepen inequities by race and ethnicity. 1/2

NCQA’s Dr. Brad Ryan spoke with Jakob Emerson of Becker's Hospital Review about how our new Digital Quality Solutions Pilot program aims to help align #quality across the #healthcare system. bit.ly/3R7w04a

NCQA will include #racedata in 2023 quality metrics while eliminating other measures. h/t to our Nashville-based Health Disparities Reporter Kara Hartnett. #healthcare #data #healthdisparities #quality ow.ly/R56650K8PNq

It looks like Democrats are on their way to giving the government the authority to negotiate the prices of certain drugs in Medicare and enhancing ACA affordability. This would be the biggest health reform since passage of the ACA itself over 12 years ago.

We provided comments to the The White House White House Office of Science & Technology Policy on smart data practices that help govt identify inequitable #health outcomes & measure health-related social needs: bit.ly/3ySVACs

Great news Mark! We're all lucky to have you there!

Lets expand access to #HCBS and #CHWs nationally!

Great thread on newly approved CA Medicaid waiver here.

Great piece in NEJM on CMSGov's quality measurement efforts

"Denied in error" shouldn't be happening in this day and age

This is a win for 🇺🇸

I think these are great additions to E/M!