Our Past Work Reducing Health Care Disparities through Payment Reform
In 2014, we worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to expand our focus by examining disparities interventions in the context of innovative ways to pay for care. While much is now known about how to identify and reduce disparities via quality improvement, such programs are often under-resourced or not financially feasible for the long-term. Payment reform may be a potential solution, but reforms that do not explicitly consider disparities run the risk of unintentionally exacerbating or creating disparities.
The program’s core goals were to:
- Explore promising ways to reduce disparities by paying for care differently
- Share practical lessons to inform other organizations who want to do similar work
National Program Office
Under the co-direction of Marshall H. Chin, MD, MPH and, Scott Cook, PhD, the national program office continues to contribute to national conversations about reducing disparities. See our News and Publications pages for the most up-to-date information and links to our work.