October Newsletter
Health Tech 4 Medicaid
We're on a mission to radically change the pace of innovation in Medicaid, improving quality, equity and access to care.
DESIGNING FOR THE UNDERESTIMATED
Medicaid programs serve a diverse array of people, some with complex needs, multiple chronic conditions, severe disabilities, or co-occurring behavioral and physical health conditions. These subpopulations account for a disproportionate share of Medicaid costs and pose the greatest opportunities for us to design the systems of care better.?As a convener, HT4M is working to change the table stakes and push for our rapidly growing systems who are systemically and historically fraught to think differently, convene differently—DESIGN for dignity!?
We center expertise, lived experiences and current realities of Medicaid recipients, their families and the communities we ALL live in.?We do not just label people with “underrepresented and marginalized identities”, we bet on the underestimated. We teach the principles of Medicaid and equity-centered design alongside, with, not for, communities and organizations, because collectively we understand the intersections of societal, political, economic, and environmental determinants of health.?In the last quarter of the year, we are pushing harder for convenings that push our common understanding, gathering people who we typically would never see in a room together and solving solutions to make sure we are discussing unintended consequences and not further impacting communities with technology enablement or untraditional partner involvement. Join us this month with virtual and in-person convenings and support our incredible work.?
PLEASE CONTACT US IF WE CAN CO-CONSPIRE TOGETHER!!
STATE OF BIRTHING HEALTH EQUITY WEBINAR SERIES
11/09: A Contraceptive Approach
Join us on?November 9th?for the fourth webinar in our Birthing Health Equity series,?"The State of Birthing Health Equity: A Contraceptive Approach,"?featuring Katie Thiede and Kai Tao ND, MPH, FACNM, Executive Director and Principal of Impact & Innovation at?Illinois Contraceptive Access Now (ICAN!).
Launched in January 2021, ICAN! is a new venture aiming to ensure all Illinoisans, including those who are BIPOC and those with fewer resources, have unfettered access to high-quality contraceptive care.?ICAN! is the first contraceptive access initiative to focus specifically on establishing patient-centered contraceptive care as a routine part of essential whole person primary and preventive care.
Executive Director Katie Thiede?is a tireless champion for health equity and access to high-quality reproductive healthcare. With over 15 years of experience at the helm of social change organizations, Katie has earned a reputation as an influential leader, disruptor, and reproductive health policy expert with sharp business acumen and a strong track-record of leveraging public-private partnerships to accelerate impact. Her experience, relationships, and tenacity enable her to drive ICAN!’s ambitious agenda, pursue innovative and scalable solutions, build effective coalitions and partnerships, and mobilize resources to advance ICAN!’s mission and vision.
Principal of Impact & Innovation, Kai Tao,?is a seasoned certified nurse midwife with experience in health policy, programs, and clinical operations. Her experience includes opening a birth center for underserved womxn in AZ to expanding medical abortion scope for APRNs and starting affordable vasectomy services in IL. For the last 19 years, she has been practicing as a CNM with a large FQHC and attending deliveries at Northwestern Prentice Hospital.?Prior to her role as the Principal of Impact and Innovation for ICAN!, Kai was the Chief Program Officer for the Chicago Department of Public Health overseeing the Maternal, Infant, Child and Adolescent Health Bureau and STI/HIV Bureau. Dr. Tao has been actively engaged in patient safety and quality improvement work for the last decade with ACOG.
HT4M AT HLTH USA
Will you be at?HLTH 2022??Join HT4M at our events?November 13th-15th.
On November 13th, from 2:30-4:30pm?we will be partnering with?RHIA Ventures?to kick off with our?Birthing Equity Investment event,?focused on black maternal and sexual health. Join us in?Venetian Ballroom D (Level 2).
On November 14th, join us in?Venetian Ballroom D (Level 2) from 3:00-5:00pm?for a?screening of the "Color of Care" documentary?with the?American Medical Association, followed by our?BLK in Health Reception?in the Gallery Cafe from 5:30-6:30pm. The mission of BLK in Health is to?create a community of Black professionals in the healthcare innovation ecosystem and to harness our collective power to effect changes in our communities, companies, boardrooms and other spaces.
ALLIES WELCOME!
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DESIGNING FOR DIGNITY
On September 16th, HT4M partnered with IDEO to host the "Designing for Dignity: Health Equity Edition" workshop, exploring what it looks like to amplify dignity, spark?new perspectives and ideas, and connect like-minded leaders to begin their journeys of bringing greater human-centered design, equity, and dignity to the people we serve.
We convened over 60 health systems, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, health plans, big tech players, designers and community members to kick off our work in equity-centered design in Medicaid.
Email [email protected] if you're interested in learning more about equity-centered design and designing for dignity or sponsoring a future workshop.
LAUNCHING OUR MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
We're Launching Our 2022 Member Campaign!?
By converging with?diverse experts and leaders,?HT4M paves the channel for change. HT4M?provides members with opportunities?to?gain a greater?understanding?of the Medicaid ecosystem,?influence?the future of Medicaid innovation, and collectively?inspire?with the community?to tackle some of the greatest problems in healthcare.??With our mission in mind, becoming an?HT4M member can be of benefit beyond your organization.
THE FUTURE OF MEDICAID INNOVATION FORUM
Save the date for our signature event,?The Future of Medicaid Innovation Forum?at the JP Morgan 41st Annual Healthcare Conference!
This annual health equity event is sold-out every year as we continue building a movement for radical change and accelerate the steps that all in the health ecosystem can take today to create a quality, equitable and accessible healthcare experience for Medicaid members across the country.
The forum will be held in-person in San Francisco on January 10, 2023 from 9am-12pm. Location, registration and further details TBD.
Contact us for more information on partnerships, sponsorship or volunteering at [email protected].
HEALTH EQUITY HEROES
We are excited to continue our Health Equity Heroes Series, focused on individuals who have championed health equity. Last quarter's heroes were Jeff Oxendine, Dr. Camara Jones, Paul Leon and Dr. Rebekah Gee. Check out our?Twitter?for highlights on each of these heroes and the incredible work they are doing to advance health equity, and stay tuned for the announcement of this quarter's heroes!
We invite you to nominate an individual who has dedicated their career and work to advancing health equity and creating real, lasting impacts in the lives of marginalized patient populations. Nominate an HT4M Health Equity Hero below.
HT4M'S UNDERREPRESENTED FOUNDER'S DATABASE
Are you an underrepresented founder or?entrepreneur??At HT4M, we are expanding our database to highlight and support underrepresented BBIPOC*, LGBTQIA+**, women and gender-diverse health tech founders and entrepreneurs.?Since last year, we have included nearly 300 founders in our database. Our platform gives visibility to leaders, as well as building?and cultivating relationships within the health tech industry for?those serving vulnerable populations. If you would like to increase your visibility as an underrepresented founder, please fill out the form below.