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Health equity: Predictions for 2024
At SameSky Health, we’re pleased to present a collection of health equity predictions from industry colleagues for the second year. For the 2024 predictions, we spoke with influential health equity leaders, asking for their thoughts about the year ahead. Their predictions serve as both an inspiration and a reality check for all of us who strive to ensure everyone has access to the quality care and outcomes they deserve.
Strategies to address new TCPA rules for interactive voice response (IVR) solutions
Effective July 20, 2023, health plans must obtain prior express consent for artificial or prerecorded voice calls made to residential telephone lines. Our CultureGuide® solution addresses TCPA rules and abides by the current standards in place.
AI: The health equity advocate I never expected
When I conceived of SameSky Health, I didn’t think twice about artificial intelligence (AI). My only goal was to improve experiences, access, and outcomes for communities that healthcare had long overlooked. But along the way, AI became essential to our health equity mission.
Health equity: Predictions for 2023
We believe that we’re about to kick off a transformative year when health equity talk turns to action. So, what’s in store for 2023?
To find out, we reached out to more than a dozen influential health equity leaders to get their thoughts on the year ahead. Over the next several weeks, we’ll be highlighting each prediction in this blog post, sharing the spotlight with a wide range of healthcare leaders to hear what they had to say.
Addressing food insecurity to advance health equity
Studies show that food insecurity is directly related to chronic illness. One study from the USDA showed that lower food security was associated with a higher probability of having any of a list of chronic diseases, including hypertension, coronary heart disease, hepatitis, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and kidney disease.
Doing the right thing for Medicaid members: How health plans can prepare now for the end of the public health emergency
With the unwinding of the public health emergency (PHE), an estimated 15 million Medicaid enrollees will have to go through the redetermination process to see if they still qualify for coverage. How can plans get ahead of this and make sure they get it right for their members?
Planning for the end of the public health emergency: We can’t afford to get it wrong
As everyone knows, the end of the public health emergency (PHE) is a moving target, with the current order set to expire on July 15. Because the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said they would provide states with 60 days’ notice, all eyes are on May 16. If they don’t give notice that day, chances are another extension will be issued on July 15.
It’s time to prepare for the end of the public health emergency
The public health emergency (PHE), which was first declared in March 2020, gave Medicaid members the benefit of automatic reenrollment without redetermination. However, when the order expires, an estimated 15 million enrollees, who were new to Medicaid as of the pandemic, may no longer qualify for coverage.
Texting members equals health equity
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has taken an important step forward on the path to health equity for Medi-Cal members.
Now is the time to advance health equity
From CMS’ latest Advance Notice to the NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation program, the healthcare industry is finally seeing a shift towards addressing health equity.