On July 21, Corbin Hill in partnership with the Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) submitted policy and implementation recommendations for community-driven success to the New York State Department of Health.
Drawing from Corbin Hill’s decade of experience serving historically marginalized communities in NYS along with examples of other states’ successful demonstrations, including California and Massachusetts, the recommendations are as follows:
- Articulate clear goals of sustainability and community wealth development.
- Establish alternative pathways or glide paths for community-driven organizations to comply with
NYHER and Medicaid requirements. - Prioritize community-driven organizations serving under-resourced and marginalized populations in the distribution of NYHER infrastructure and capacity building funds, and eliminate stringent application and use requirements that exclude such organizations from participation and success in these grant processes.
- In all aspects of the NYHER programs, value the models of community-driven programs that not only focus on health outcomes and coordination among stakeholders but also on community health prevention, equity, sustainability, and community ownership.
Read the full letter and recommendations: https://chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CHFP-1115-Recommendations_FINAL.docx.pdf