Promoting Action Beyond Policies: CMS’s National Minority Health Month

April: Embracing National Minority Health Month with CMS

In April, we acknowledge the significant strides CMS has made in advancing health equity, as part of National Minority Health Month. “CMS is advancing health equity by designing, implementing and operationalizing policies and programs that support health for all people by incorporating the perspective of lived experiences and integrating safety net providers and community based organizations into programs”.

Taking Action Beyond Words in Health Equity

How does your organization live up to the ideals of health equity? It’s vital to move beyond words. Confirm that your cultural competency program, a long-standing requisite in government operations, is active and evolving. Forge partnerships with community organizations to bolster the support for individuals dependent on your services. If pondering these questions leads to a realization of a lack of innovation, see it as an opportunity for growth and action.

Harnessing CMS’s Framework and Resources

Delve into the “CMS Framework for Health Equity 2022-2032” to grasp how you can do more than just present reports. It’s time to exhibit real oversight, proactive management, and measure the outcomes of the strategies you’ve implemented. Remember, enhancing the well-being of our most vulnerable groups benefits us collectively.

Engaging with Health Equity Strategies

The upcoming 2nd CMS Health Equity Conference on May 29-30th in Bethesda, MD, offers a platform to witness health equity strategies in action. While in-person registration has closed due to high demand, you still have the opportunity to participate virtually. Last year’s conference hosted over 5,000 individuals, emphasizing the collective eagerness to foster innovative health equity solutions.

Invitation to Innovate and Collaborate

Are you steering your organization’s quality, clinical, or community engagement? Or do you know someone passionate about health equity? This is a call to action: Register now to gain insights and contribute to the advancement of health equity. Visit cmshealthequityconference.com for more details.

SunHawk Consulting’s Role in Your Health Equity Journey

At SunHawk Consulting, LLC, we stand ready to guide you through CMS’s resources and help formulate a strategy tailored to your organization. We’re here to align your compliance and operational practices with the goal of health equity.

Kimulet Winzer
Director
SunHawk Consulting, LLC
Kimulet.Winzer@SunHawkConsulting.com

Kimulet Winzer has 25 years of Medicaid managed care experience. She’s worked with healthcare providers, advocates, regulators, payor plans, attorneys, vendors, lobbyists and healthcare leaders on a myriad of operational remediations, innovations and core compliance program development, implementations and training. Most recently she served in a leadership role with UnitedHealthcare as a regional compliance director for the Medicaid program. Prior to her 13 years with UnitedHealthcare she helped to build and implement Medicaid and Medicare DSNP Compliance programs; oversee member and provider grievance and appeal processes and help in the understanding of regulatory changes impacting the delivery of managed Medicaid services and programs.