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UHF Tackles Insurance Coverage and UHF NEWS 2 Issues of Equity During Pandemic UHF commits to Diver- sity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative. At the beginning of March, approximately Residents who are Black, indigenous, and 6 million people were enrolled in New people of color made up two-thirds of the A WORD WITH York State’s Medicaid program, and the uninsured in New York State even before TONY SHIH 3 state’s unemployment rate was 3.7 percent. the pandemic started, according to the latest Health insurance: Then the pandemic hit. By the end of June, census data. As United Fund began rethinking goals and the state’s unemployment rate was 15.7 to grapple with the impact of COVID-19 on examining equity and percent—20.4 percent in — fairness amid interrupted the many aspects of its work, it became clear progress. and nearly 300,000 more people were added that protecting health insurance coverage to its Medicaid rolls. had to be a major focus, and equity the BOARD NEWS 5 Almost half of all people in the U.S. receive centerpiece. “Communities of color in New United Hospital Fund elected five new board health insurance through their jobs, leaving York City are reeling from this pandemic,” said Anthony Shih, MD, president of UHF. members, bringing a both their economic well-being and their wealth of expertise in health vulnerable during a global pandemic. “COVID-19 is killing Black and Hispanic medicine, nonprofit One study estimated that more than 1.4 New Yorkers at twice the rate of white New management, million state residents have already lost job- Yorkers. We need to know how much our consulting, public health, and government. based coverage this year. current health care policies have exacerbated this health equity crisis, and what might help EVENTS 6 People of color are suffering most of all. us get to universal coverage and access to While the U.S. jobless rate for white adults UHF honors 63 quality care.” in May was 12.4 percent, for Black adults improvement champions at virtual event. it was 16.8 percent and Hispanic adults UHF RELEASES GUIDE ON 17.6 percent. According to a recent Pew NEWS BRIEFS 7 MAINTAINING COVERAGE Research report, some 44 percent of Blacks Medicaid conference and 61 percent of Hispanics said that they or One of the first components of UHF’s focuses on equity; Gould someone in their household had experienced COVID-19 response was a free consumer Visiting Scholar, Dave a job or wage loss due to the coronavirus guide on how to obtain health insurance Chokshi, named NYC Health Commissioner; outbreak, compared with 38 percent of during the pandemic or replace lost job- new PEDS Learning whites. based coverage. UHF issued Grim Times Network launches. (Continued on page 4)

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Health Insurance: Rethinking Goals Amid Interrupted Progress

Times of crisis can bring clarity to funda- acknowledged that there are numerous mental problems. While we’ve witnessed the paths to this goal. However, it is clear that heroic actions of many health care providers the chosen path in this country—one based and institutions, the COVID-19 pandemic on a patchwork of financing strategies and has exposed the many vulnerabilities of our insurance options—is one of the most fragile. fragmented health care financing and deliv- In a nation as rich as ours, why should an ery system. It has also highlighted the deeply economic shock that results in rising unem- embedded structural racism that has resulted ployment cause additional harm to the newly in the wide disparities in COVID-19 health jobless by taking away their health insur- outcomes among Black and Brown com- ance? It is fundamentally inequitable and munities. These disparities are not only the inhumane. consequence of deep inequities in how we New York State has certainly tried to make finance and deliver health care, but, impor- Tony Shih Tony the best of the current situation. By aggres- tantly, also stem from inequities in broader sively expanding Medicaid, running a social and economic factors. Yet even where successful state-based insurance marketplace, we thought we were making progress, that and implementing the ACA’s Basic Health progress was apparently tenuous at best. Program, our Essential Plan, the state has A Word with Word A created a fairly robust safety net to catch PROGRESS BEFORE COVID-19 many of those who fall from ESI. Before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, However, not all coverage is equal. I believe New York State had made significant prog- that New York has one of the best Medicaid ress over the past ten years in addressing the programs in the country, but as is the case number of people without health insurance. across the rest of the nation, Medicaid The rate of the state’s population that was payments to providers fall far short of ESI/ uninsured went from about 12 percent in commercial payments to providers. These 2010 to roughly 5 percent at the beginning payments, of course, get further cuts in times of this year; this was largely due to the tools of budget crises. This has resulted in safety made available by the Affordable Care Act net providers—those that disproportion- (ACA). Of course, for a state as populous as ately serve patients with Medicaid and the New York, a 5 percent uninsured rate still uninsured (who are both disproportionately Anthony Shih, MD meant that over 1,000,000 New Yorkers UHF President patients of color)—being severely under- were uninsured. Nevertheless, it marked resourced, compared to their peers that meaningful improvement. primarily serve patients with ESI/commer- But the pandemic demonstrated just how cial insurance. At the peak of the COVID fragile this progress was. Over half of all pandemic, it was the succession of news New Yorkers receive their health insurance stories of overwhelmed safety net institutions In a nation as through their employers (employer-spon- that were seared into our nightmares. (As an rich as ours, sored insurance, or ESI). The massive loss aside, this is not to say that safety net hospi- why should of jobs, which hit communities of color tals deliver poorer quality of care). an economic the hardest, translated into loss of health What can we do about this? A first step shock that insurance for many. Of course, as we have would be to modify how we think about our results in rising reported, there are many more affordable goal when it comes to health insurance cov- unemployment health insurance options now, compared to erage. Getting close to 100 percent insured cause additional the last recession. Still, it’s a good bet that is no longer enough—stability of coverage, harm to the newly more than a few individuals and families will particularly in times of economic stress, jobless by taking fall through the cracks. is important as well. But it’s also critically away their health important to narrow the gap in access to insurance? CONFRONTING FUNDAMENTAL high-quality care between Medicaid and INEQUITY AND UNFAIRNESS private insurance coverage. Like many other At United Hospital Fund, we believe that goals, there are multiple strategies to accom- all New Yorkers should have comprehen- plish this, with varying levels of disruption to sive health insurance coverage and access to how we currently finance and deliver health needed health care services. We have always care. But let’s first agree that how we’re doing it right now is just not fair. 

UNITED HOSPITAL FUND  BLUEPRINT BLUEPRINT 3 Insurance Coverage and Health Insurance: Maintaining insights on policy responses to the current and Health Equity Coverage During the Pandemic on April crisis and what to expect in the near future. During Pandemic 6, produced with support from The New In June, UHF issued the report Lessons from (Continued from page 1) York Community Trust and written by Peter the Great Recession: New York Medicaid Newell, director of UHF’s Health Insurance Enrollment During the COVID-19 Crisis, Project. analyzing New York State Medicaid enrollment trends and state and federal The Grim Times report is filled with practical actions during that earlier period. advice on how to maintain employer-based coverage or find new coverage on the New The state’s estimated unemployment rate York State of Health (NYSOH) Marketplace, nearly doubled between 2007 and 2009, which implemented a coronavirus-related growing from 4.8 percent in December 2007 special enrollment period, extended at least to a peak of 8.9 percent in November 2009. until August 15. Medicaid enrollment grew by over 400,000 individuals during the same period, a 10 OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED percent increase. As the economy recovered COMMUNITIES and unemployment rates returned to pre- recession levels, Medicaid rolls continued To ensure that the city’s non-English to grow, largely due to policies like the speaking communities know their options, Affordable Care Act that streamlined and UHF had the guide translated into Bengali, expanded enrollment. Ten years later, Haitian Creole, Russian, Simplified Chinese, there are 2 million more people enrolled in and Spanish, with critical support from Medicaid than in December 2007. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. Then, in 44% partnership with the NYSOH Marketplace, The report predicts that there could be larger of Black adults and UHF conducted an extensive advertising and increases in Medicaid enrollment this time outreach campaign to the city’s non-English around if widespread unemployment affects 61% speaking communities about the guide. higher earners, depressing their income below Medicaid eligibility thresholds. Early of Hispanic adults said Ads directing readers to the NYSOH state reports suggest that the enrollment that they or someone website were placed in a number of ethnic growth rate since February 2020 was four in their household publications with a total circulation of times the average monthly growth rate experienced a job some 470,000, including The South Asian during the first year of the prior recession. or wage loss due to Times, El Diario, El Especialito, The Jewish coronavirus, versus Times, and Hamodia. In addition, UHF “Like the Great Recession, the pandemic has staff reached out to hundreds of community reinforced that Medicaid is a critical safety 38% leaders to get the word out about enrollment net for everyone—especially the hundreds of white adults. opportunities and the guide. of thousands of New Yorkers who have lost their jobs and health coverage and may be “If there is one bright spot to the current turning to Medicaid during an illness or crisis, it’s that it has never been easier family crisis,” said Nathan Myers, director to enroll in coverage in New York, and of UHF’s Medicaid Institute and a co-author there have never been as many affordable of the report. “Sustaining and building on options,” said Mr. Newell. “The outreach New York’s progress in improving access to campaign was designed to get information Medicaid will be crucial for serving those in about coverage options into the hands of the need during these uncertain times.” people who need it the most.” With no early end to the pandemic in sight, EXAMINING GREAT RECESSION UHF will continue to examine ways to FOR LESSONS ON MEDICAID improve access to coverage and health care ENROLLMENT DURING COVID-19 for all New Yorkers, and will put equity at the center of these efforts. UHF also recognized that studying the Great Recession of 10 years ago could offer

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UHF Welcomes Five New Board Members

At its annual board of directors meeting, initiatives with his clients across a broad which took place virtually on June 17, 2020, range of topics, including mergers and United Hospital Fund elected five new board acquisitions, organization, commercial members. They bring a wealth of expertise in excellence, and research and development. medicine, nonprofit management, consulting, Robert C. Osborne, public health, and government. Jr., is a principal Margaret Crotty is the of The Osborne CEO of Partnership Group, Inc., which

News with Children, a major provides nonprofit provider of school- philanthropy coaching based mental health and organizational services and community management consulting school management services. He specializes through a broad in organizational range of federal, state, management, including strategic planning and city contracts. and scaling fundraising programs, and works Previously, she served in executive leadership with clients on a range of projects around the roles in both nonprofit and private sector globe. The firm was founded by his parents, organizations focused on education and Karen Osborne and former UHF board public health. member Robert Osborne, Sr. Board Samuel J. Daniel, MD, Anthony E. Shorris has is the assistant chief a long history of public of gastroenterology service in addition to and hepatology at his academic work as Mount Sinai St. Luke’s the John L. Weinberg/ and Mount Sinai Goldman Sachs West , and Visiting Professor Professor of Medicine at the Princeton at the Icahn School of School of Public and Medicine at Mount International Affairs at Sinai. The former president and CEO of Princeton University. Mr. Shorris was First North General Hospital in (now Deputy from 2014 closed), Dr. Daniel has treated patients with to 2018, and before that vice dean, senior hepatitis C for nearly 30 years; he also wrote vice president, and chief of staff of New York a book on chronic hepatitis C in the African- University Langone Medical Center, both its American community. hospitals and medical school. Christophe Durand is “We are excited to welcome these a managing director accomplished individuals to UHF and and senior partner at our board,” said United Hospital Fund Boston Consulting Chair John C. Simons. “Their diversity of Group and a core experience and background will do much member of the firm’s to enrich UHF’s ongoing efforts to create a Healthcare Practice, more accessible and equitable health care with deep industry system for all New Yorkers.” experience in medical To learn more about UHF’s new board technology (devices, members, please visit UHF’s website.  equipment, and consumables). He has led

UNITED HOSPITAL FUND  BLUEPRINT 5 UHF Honors Quality Improvement Champions at Virtual Event

On July 13, 2020, United Hospital The keynote was delivered remotely by Fund honored 63 extraordinary quality Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil, President improvement leaders from 57 health care and CEO of the National Quality Forum. organizations across the New York metro- Cary Kravet, a member of UHF’s board and politan region at its second annual a trustee of Northwell Tribute to Excellence in Health Health, was the event Care. chair. The honorees were recognized for The Tribute was sup- their individual efforts to cham- ported by TD Bank, pion quality of care, patient safety, and funds donated Events and the patient experience. Some through the TD 550 health care professionals, Charitable Foundation community leaders, and supporters support UHF’s Quality registered to view the event. Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil (screen shot from virtual event) Institute. 

HONOREES AdvantageCare Physicians Montefiore Health System Mount Sinai West Interfaith Medical Center Seema Massand, MD, MBA Joseph P. Mathew, MD, FACP, Karen Carey, MPA, CHC Burke Rehabilitation Hospital FCCP BronxCare Health System Paulette Bainbridge, RN, JD Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Marion Riggins, BSN, MPH, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Myrna S. Tantiado, RN The Children’s Hospital at CPHQ Mount Sinai Montefiore Scott R. Horn, MD Coalition of Asian-American IPA Michael L. Rinke, MD, PhD Parker Jewish Institute for Health (CAIPA) Mount Sinai South Nassau Care and Rehabilitation Montefiore Medical Center Zhao Hui Wang, MD, PhD Adhi Sharma, MD, FACEP, Bonita Waites, LPN Mary Ellen Lindros, EdD, RN FACMT Catholic Health Services of Long Richmond University Medical Maryanne Schmid, RN, BSN, Island The New Jewish Home Center MHA, CPHQ, CPPS Rita A. Jermyn, MD, FACC Brian R. McMahon, MD, FAAP Westchester Campus Elizabeth A. Duthie, RN, PhD, Edward F. Lundy, MD, PhD, Karunadevi Kandiah, MD SBH Health System CPPS FACC, FACS Judith J. Berger, MD Community Programs/Certified Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center Home Health Agency St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Virginia Conicelli, MSN, RN, Andrew R. Sosa Sally A. Sobolewski, RN, MSN, Terri Coyle, MSW CWOCN, IP CPHQ Gurwin Jewish Nursing & St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital Rehabilitation Center Campus Children Robert C. Goldstein, MD, CWSP, Lynette Rutherford, RN, MSA, Yaffa Ungar Bency Mathew, RN, MSN, FACP, FIDSA MSN, RAC-CT DNS-CT Northwell Health Montefiore Nyack Hospital Hackensack Meridian Health, SOMOS Besher Kabak, MD, FCCP Donna Armellino, RN, DNP, CIC Jersey Shore University Medical Ramon Tallaj, MD Mark P. Jarrett, MD, MBA, MS Center Montefiore Medical Center, Steve Marzo, CHSP Stamford Health Noelle M. Aikman, MD, FACOG Wakefield Campus Michael Oppenheim, MD Ruth E. Cardiello, RN, MSN, Marilou O. Corpuz, MD, FACP HealthCare Partners, IPA CPHRM, CHC Robert LoNigro, MD, MS Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall NuHealth/Nassau University SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Uticia M. Belfield, MD Hospital for Special Surgery Medical Center University, University Hospital of Linda A. Russell, MD White Plains Hospital Anthony Boutin, MD, FACEP Samantha Silverstein, MSN, BSN, Jaycinth V. Blackman, RN, BSN, Maimonides Medical Center NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln RN, CPHQ, CNOR MSc/MBA, CPHQ, LSSBB Robin J. Gitman, MBA, MPH Usha Venugopal, MD Mount Sinai Health System Visiting Nurse Service of New York MediSys Health Network NYU Langone Timothy Peng, PhD Sharon L. Narducci, DNP, NYU Langone Hospital - APRN-BC, CCRN Marie K. Moss, MPH, RN, CIC Yale New Haven Health Manhattan Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Mount Sinai Brooklyn Jennifer Lighter, MD Bridgeport Hospital Center Adam R. Brenner, MD Darcy Harris, DO NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn Frank Licciardi The Mount Sinai Hospital Karen DeLorenzo, MSN, RN, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and MJHS Beth Oliver, DNP, RN CHCR Westerly Hospital Donna Nucci, RN, MS, CIC Isabella Geriatric Center Mount Sinai Morningside NYU Winthrop Hospital Yoko Tajimi, MA, LCAT, QCP Lagrimas (Linda) Fausto Ulka Kothari, MD Greenwich Hospital Herbert M. Archer, MD, PhD MJHS Hospice & Palliative Care Mount Sinai One Brooklyn Health System Dolores Schiele, MSN, RN Daniella Stephen, MPH, MSN, RN, Yale New Haven Hospital The Brookdale Hospital Medical CPHQ Kathleen (Katie) T. O’Leary, RN, Menorah Home and Hospital Center MPH, CHES, CPHQ Jessica M. Wares, RN, BC, LNHA Tracy L. Dowlat, RN, BSN, MHA

6 UNITED HOSPITAL FUND  BLUEPRINT News Medicaid Conference Focuses on Equity

United Hospital Fund held its annual Medicaid conference on July 15 as a live webcast, attended by 250 health care professionals and community leaders. The 2020 conference focused on Medicaid as a vital program for improving health equity, specifically considering how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new awareness to Donna Frescatore Briefs historic health disparities. UHF President (screen shot from virtual event) Anthony Shih, MD, said in his remarks The midday keynote, titled Medicaid’s Role that “we are in a unique historical moment, in Advancing Health Equity, was given by here at the confluence of COVID-19 and Tekisha Dwan Everette, PhD, executive a reawakened social justice movement, director of Health Equity Solutions. Dr. with an opportunity to improve our health Everette urged the audience to examine care system so that we achieve longer-term and address the institutional and structural progress toward health equity.” racism at the roots of social determinants of The conference’s title, Fostering Equity health and identified several opportunities During a Time of Crisis, was echoed for Medicaid to advance health equity. by New York State Medicaid Director The event also featured two panels, one Donna Frescatore in her opening keynote. focusing on advancing equity in maternal “Medicaid must play a role in addressing health and the other examining primary care disparities and fostering equity,” she said. as a catalyst for equity.  Gould Visiting Scholar Dave Chokshi Appointed City’s Health Commissioner Blueprint Dave Chokshi, MD, White House Fellow and was the principal Published three times a year by United Hospital Fund. UHF’s first Gould Visiting health advisor to the Secretary of Veterans We welcome your comments Scholar, was recently Affairs. In 2016, President Obama appointed and suggestions. named Commissioner him to the Advisory Group on Prevention, United Hospital Fund is an independent, nonprofit of New York City’s Health Promotion, and Integrative and organization working to build Department of Health and Public Health. a more effective health care Mental Hygiene. Mayor system for every New Yorker. The Gould Visiting Scholar program at Bill de Blasio announced CHAIR UHF was established by Elaine and David Dr. Chokshi’s appointment on August 4. John C. Simons Gould this year to bring high-level external PRESIDENT Dr. Chokshi formerly served as the inaugural expertise to UHF helpful in enhancing Anthony Shih, MD, MPH chief population health officer and CEO of current UHF programs and developing new NYC Health + Hospitals Accountable Care initiatives.  SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS Organization. Prior to that, he served as a AND DEVELOPMENT Sally J. Rogers

DIRECTOR OF UHF Launching PEDS Learning Network COMMUNICATIONS Adam Fifield United Hospital Fund is launching a primary care focused on early childhood DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC statewide pediatric health equity program development. The network will reduce INFORMATION across New York State. Supported by a inequities in childhood by expanding Catherine Arnst grant from the Mother Cabrini Health interventions for children that promote MANAGING EDITOR Foundation, the Pediatrics for an Equitable healthy development, address unmet social Miles P. Finley

Developmental Start (PEDS) Learning and developmental needs, and strengthen SPECIAL PROJECTS ADVISOR Network aims to improve children’s families.  Mary Johnson

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OCTOBER 5, 2020 OCTOBER 26-28, 2020 UHF’s Gala Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in Honorees include Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., President New York: Research and Practice and CEO, TIAA; Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa, Fostering collaboration on current health care issues Co-Founders & Co-CEOs, Warby Parker; and and research, and showcasing the New York health Stephen and Constance Lieber, Brain & Behavior services research community. Research Foundation (honored posthumously). Webcast to be held in two separate 2- to 3-hour Virtual event at 7:00 p.m. sessions. First session on October 26 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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A Gift for 2020 Grads: Enhanced Housing Partnerships describes Lessons from the Great Recession: Premium Subsidies for Student a framework for developing New York Medicaid Enrollment Loan Debtors explores how a community-wide partnerships During the COVID-19 Crisis tax credit for health insurance between health care, housing, examines enrollment trends during premiums tied to student debt homeless services providers, and the Great Recession of 2007-2009, payments might work. policymakers to help address the impact of state and federal New York City’s housing and actions taken then, and lessons The Road Forward: Framework homelessness crisis and its impact for the current pandemic-sparked for a Population Health on health outcomes. economic downturn. Approach to Health and

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