CMS is retiring the Health Equity Index (HEI), introduced to incentivize plans to reduce disparities in Medicare Advantage, and proposing the Excellent Health Outcomes for All (EHO4all) reward—offering payers challenges and opportunities.
Articles by Amy Bucher
Why good design is a crucial in any health equity strategy
Furniture and clothing are two obvious examples of why a “one-size-fits-all” design approach rarely works. But perhaps the best example is healthcare, where every patient or member has their own […]
The Top 4 takeaways from co-developing outreach around a new healthcare innovation
One of the most exciting opportunities we have at Lirio is to co-develop with our client partners. But academic literature doesn’t always deliver the insights we need to design and develop […]
What did patients text us when we didn’t ask them to tell us anything?
An in-depth analysis of replies to COVID-19 vaccination outreach reveals thanks, angst — and much more. Vaccination against COVID-19 is associated with reductions in hospitalization and death rates. In fact, […]
Using AI to Change Human Behavior: A Promising Infancy
Artificial intelligence (AI) has enormous power to revolutionize the tools available to help people change their health behaviors for the better. AI offers a scalable means to personalize complex interventions. […]