Administration Updates
HHS: National Hispanic Heritage Month Blog by Dr. Fátima Coronado (9/18) – The Associate Director for Science at CDC discussed disparate health outcomes amongst Hispanic and Latino populations in the U.S. and ways to foster cross-cultural understanding and appreciation, break down stereotypes, and promote inclusivity.
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CMS Announces Recipients of the 2023 Minority Research Grant Program (9/19) – CMS’s Office of Minority Health (OMH) announced awardees for the 2023 Minority Research Grant Program and posted it on CMS.gov. Three recipients will be awarded grants to expand CMS' commitment to advancing health equity among the populations served.
CMS: 2023 Health Equity Conference Report (9/20) – The 2023 CMS Health Equity Conference report is now available on the CMS OMH website.
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Healthy People 2030 Launches New Healthy People in States and Territories Page (9/21) – Healthy People 2030 announced the publication of a new Healthy People in States and Territories web page, which includes links for most recent available health improvement plans for all states, territories, and island jurisdictions.
CMS: Public Use File On Use Of Preventive Care Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries Living In The Community In 2020 Now Available (9/21) – CMS announced the availability of a new public use file – along with an infographic
– that estimates the uptake of selected preventive services (such as annual wellness visits, blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, select cancer screenings and select vaccinations) stratified by social factors.
CMS: Calendar Year 2024 Participation in the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model: Innovating to Meet Person-Centered Needs (9/26) – CMS announced the 2024 participants of the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model. All 69 participating plans prepared a health equity plan.
HHS: HHS Awards $13 Million to Improve Access to Community-Based Maternal Support Services for Pregnant and Post-partum People (9/27) – HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) awarded more than $13 million in grants to 11 organizations to develop innovative models for integrating community-based maternal support services into perinatal systems of care.
Mediciad.gov: Assurance of Transportation: A Medicaid Transportation Coverage Guide (9/28) – CMS sent a letter to state Medicaid directors to serve as a consolidated and comprehensive compilation of both current and new Medicaid transportation policy.
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