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Description:

Individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 infection, and are hospitalized with COVID-19 at a rate three times higher than Medicare-only beneficiaries.[1] As COVID-19 vaccines become more readily available to beneficiaries, it’s critical that high risk individuals are provided equitable access to the vaccine.

Health plans play a key role in promoting equitable access to and educating members on the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. This webinar shares strategies for how health plans can leverage benefits (e.g., transportation services), care coordination resources, and community-based partnerships to support members’ access to vaccinations; use data to identify and target outreach to the most vulnerable members; and utilize effective and culturally competent communication and outreach strategies to address vaccine hesitancy. By the end of this webinar, participants should be able to:

• Identify strategies to promote equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, including effective collaborations with community partners
• Describe how to use data to identify high-risk members and target outreach to encourage uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine
• Identify key considerations for effective communication and outreach strategies to increase vaccine confidence

Featured Speakers:

• Marvin Figueroa, Director, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Shelly Winston, Division of Part D Policy, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Beejadi Mukunda, MD, Medical Director, MyCare Ohio, CareSource
• Jennifer Anadiotis, Director, Integrated Care Post-Acute Strategy, CareSource
• Alex Li, MD, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, L.A. Care Health Plan
• Misty de Lamare, Director of Communications, L.A. Care Health Plan

Intended Audience:

This webinar is intended for a wide range of stakeholders including administrators, clinical leadership, care coordinators, and case managers at health plans (including Medicare-Medicaid Plans, Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans, and managed long-term services and supports plans), as well as providers and other health care and community-based organizations who are interested in strategies related to the communication and delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Attachments:

COVID-19 Vaccination Resource Guide

Webinar Slides

Webinar Transcript

Webinar Participant Responses Summary

Questions and Answers