Diverse Advocacy and Consumer Engagement in Health Reform

Request for Proposals

Informational Webinar

June 23, 2016

Agenda

CT Health Presentation

• Welcome

• Who is CT Health?

• What Health Equity Means to CT Health

• What is Systems Change in Health Reform?

• Our Toolkit

Overview of RFP Grant Opportunity – 15 minutes

• Rationale & Objectives

• RFP Applicant & Criteria

• Grant Award & Time Frame

• Questions

Who is the Connecticut Health Foundation?

• Established in 1999, the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) is

the state’s largest independent health foundation.

• Over the past 16 years, CT Health has awarded grants totaling over

$58M throughout the state.

• Our theory is that by investing in systems change, we will make a more

sustainable impact for more people.

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What is Health Equity?

Our Toolkit for Expanding Health Equity

Health Equity

Grantmaking

Leadership Development

Strategic

Communications

Public

Policy

Public Policy Research

and Advocacy

Strategic Communications

Talking points in speeches

Print & digital ads Media placements & op-eds

Sharing stories

Digital and social media

• Health Equity Focus

• 10 Classes

• 194 Fellows

• Over 70% Leaders of Color

Health Leadership Fellows Program

Diverse Advocacy and Consumer Engagement in Health Reform

Request for Proposals

Why CT Health Wants to Support Diverse

Advocacy & Consumer Engagement in Health

Reform

CT Health’s theory is that including the voices of consumers of color in health

reform will mean:

• The needs, values, and preferences of consumers affected by health

disparities are represented in opportunities to change the health care system

• Leaders of color are effective messengers for health equity in health reform

• Bridges between health care systems and consumers of color are built or

strengthened

RFP Program Objectives

Applicants must meet at least one (1) of the following objectives that

support the foundation’s goal to leverage opportunities to advance health

equity in reforming health care:

1. Advocate for increased and improved collection, stratification,

reporting, and use of race, ethnicity and language (REL) data from

existing commercial and public data systems (e.g. All Payers Claims

Database, Access Health Connecticut, Medicaid, commercial carriers,

state agencies, etc.) to identify and address inequities.

2. Commission high quality, credible policy analysis and use findings to

do two or more of the following:

a. Increase the knowledge base about a health issue amenable to

policy solutions

b. Evaluate outcomes or impact of current or future health policy

c. Stimulate public debate about a health policy issue to raise its

profile on the public agenda

d. Equip advocates

e. Provide decision support to decision-makers

RFP Program Objectives (con’t)

Places Where Important Health Reform

Decisions Are Being Made

• Access Health CT (Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace)

• State Innovation Model Plan (Process to transform the way health care

is delivered in the state)

• Department of Social Services (HUSKY/Medicaid)

• No Wrong Door (A system that will allow consumers to apply for health

insurance through different mechanisms and agencies, and then

seamlessly routes them to the health insurance program for which they

qualify)

• Accountable Care Organizations (a health care provider system)

RFP Applicant Criteria--Person of Color (PoC)

Led Nonprofit:

Nonprofit must meet at least 2 out of 3 criteria for being a PoC led

nonprofit:

• Led (e.g., executive director, CEO) by a person of color; and/or

• Governed by a board composed of a majority (51%+) of people of color

• Serves populations/communities of color

CT Health defines a person of color as someone who identifies as being

from one or more of the following groups:

• African-American/Black

• Latino/Hispanic

• Asian/Asian-American

• Native American

Grant Award and Timeframe

• CT Health will award 2 to 4 grants

• Grants will range from $25,000 to $50,000

• Grant period will be from October 3, 2016 – September 30, 2017

RFP Application: Key Dates & Grant

Information

Activity Date

Release of RFP Grant Application June 7, 2016

RFP Informational Webinar June 23, 2016

Application Deadline July 15, 2016 at 5:00 PM

Notification of Successful Award September 30, 2016

Grant Award Period October 3, 2016 –

September 30, 2017

QUESTIONS?

For more information contact:

Garrick Wong

Program Officer

Connecticut Health Foundation

garrick@cthealth.org