Center for Health Care Strategies – Supporting Health Equity Strategic Planning: Lessons from Safety Net Health Plans

A July 2024 blog post from the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) details the role ACAP’s Safety Net Health Plans play in managing health care for historically marginalized populations. 

Supporting Health Equity Strategic Planning: Lessons from Safety Net Health Plans, highlights the recent successes and learnings of ACAP’s Health Equity Learning Collaborative.

The blog also includes the following five specific actions that helped plans make and sustain progress in advancing their health equity goals:    

  1. Use plan strengths, in alignment with organizational values and regulatory requirements, to move forward.
  2. Collaborate across departments and workgroups.
  3. Generate internal buy-in with tailored messaging.
  4. Build internal culture for advancing health equity.
  5. Partner — internally and externally — and share to expand the reach of your team.

Read the blog post in full by visiting the CHCS website here