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Defining Health Equity - From the People On the Frontlines
Health Equity is a complicated and huge problem for all of us, not just the people suffering from poor health as a result of many issues that may be out of their control - where they live, genetic history, or cultural differences that make it difficult to navigate our healthcare system. This Podcast series will explain what Health Equity (or Health IN-Equity) is all about by using words, examples, and stories so everyone can understand this complicated problem. And based on what we learned about COVID, it is in everyone's best interest to be concerned about the health of everyone in this country to prevent another healthcare pandemic.
Defining Health Equity - From the People On the Frontlines
Defining Health Equity Podcast with Dr. Jason Spangler, CEO, The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI)
What are the "REAL" value and costs of healthcare? Is it only the cost of your physician visit, hospital stay, and/or prescriptions? And, who decided on these costs?
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Jason Spangler who has spent his life trying to answer these questions. Dr. Spangler's travels all over the world led him to lead a company studying just that. Spoiler alert - we find out from Dr. Spangler that the most important input to the "value equation" is missing - the patient - you! Better, Dr. Spangler and his team depend on hearing from you - our listeners, to share your experiences with the healthcare system to help Dr. Spangler's company learn more about the true "value" in our healthcare system to make a major "health equity" shift in the system to factor in all the "costs" of healthcare, especially in the communities in need and people of color in the US.
Feel free to reach out to Dr. Spangler at info@thevalueinitiative.org.
David Chernov is a healthcare leader with over 30 years of experience, a founding member, and the former Executive Director of a multi-health system coalition. In this capacity, he was directly responsible for spearheading the funding, development, and execution of organizational policies to support multiple grants funded by federal and state agencies including the CDC, HRSA, and the state of Maryland.
Contact or comments (+/-) about this podcast to David Chernov at dchernov@maconsultingco.com, text 301-788-2237, or visit our website at defininghealthequity.buzzsprout.com