Important Update - Health Equity Requests for Information - Deadline Extended to Feb 4

Important update on MassHealth’s Health Equity Requests for Information (RFIs) – response deadline extended to February 4, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.

MassHealth is committed to working with members and other stakeholders to address health inequities and eliminate disparities in health and healthcare. To help inform its approach to understanding and addressing these issues and related efforts, MassHealth has released two Requests for Information (RFIs):

1.   MassHealth Member Engagement Initiatives Request for Information (RFI)(BD-22-1039-EHS01-EHS01-68839). The purpose of this RFI is to request ideas from members and other stakeholders that will help inform and strengthen MassHealth’s efforts to engage with members directly on issues related to health equity and more broadly.

2.   Health Equity Incentives for Certain MassHealth Hospital, Managed Care, and Related Programs Request for Information (RFI) (BD-22-1039-EHS01-ASHWA-68794).The purpose of this RFI is to request information about health equity and social risk factor data collection and the identification, prioritization, and reduction of health and health care disparities, and related accountability. 

The deadline for responses on each RFI has now been extended to February 4, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.

To share your experiences and ideas on these issues, you can access the RFIs by logging into CommBuys at www.commbuys.com or online at MassHealth Health Equity Requests for Information (RFIs) | Mass.gov.  Any further information will continue to be posted on both Commbuys and the MassHealth website; please check regularly for any additional updates.