{"id":35183,"date":"2023-11-06T10:46:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=35183"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:42:08","slug":"strategies-for-advancing-health-equity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/strategies-for-advancing-health-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategies for Advancing Health Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#507487;font-size:28px\">Strategies for Advancing Health Equity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We can only achieve high-quality health care if that care is equitable\u2014but what happens when initiatives aren\u2019t implemented? NCQA\u2019s Director of Health Equity Initiatives, Dr. Bryan O. Buckley, joined the host of Becker\u2019s Payer Issues Podcast for a discussion about the importance of following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Buckley shares the importance of shifting the leadership conversation away from financial ROI on investing in health equity initiatives to the cost of <em>not<\/em> investing in them. He points out that ROI encompasses not just financial return, but also generates community trust, improves patient satisfaction and increases alignment with a health plan\u2019s overall mission of providing high-quality care to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this podcast, Dr. Buckley encourages thinking about the holistic value of investing in health equity, and the NCQA programs that help organizations start\u2014and advance\u2014their health equity journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/0az31x8od6.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_0az31x8od6 seo=false\" style=\"width:100%;height:218px;position:relative\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure 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href=\"https:\/\/store.ncqa.org\/accreditation\/health-equity-he.html?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=hea&amp;utm_term=11012023&amp;utm_content=beckers-podcast\">Download<\/a> and review the NCQA Health Equity Accreditation Standards and Guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.ncqa.org\/www-prod\/Beckers-Icons-Enroll.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35210 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/education-training\/search\/?topic%5B%5D=Health+Equity&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=hea&amp;utm_term=11012023&amp;utm_content=beckers-podcast\">Enroll<\/a> in an education course for a deep dive into NCQA\u2019s health equity programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.ncqa.org\/www-prod\/Beckers-Icons-Join.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35211 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ncqa.org\/healthequityforum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join us<\/a> at the 2024 Health Equity Forum for more conversations about health equity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column grid-item-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar 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