Inclusive Health Workgroup

PBGH’s Inclusive Health Workgroup, launched in fall 2024 and co-chaired by Jonathan Liu, MD, FACP and Taylor Priestley, MPH, MSW, Covered California, aligns employers and public purchasers on purchasing priorities and standards for achieving high-quality and equitable care, experiences and services across all populations.

The Inclusive Health Workgroup, in partnership with external stakeholders and subject-matter experts, has developed a suite of Inclusive Health tools and resources including:

• Inclusive Health Attributes that define purchaser expectations for the care employees and their families receive in all health care settings
• Inclusive Health Purchasing Principles that can be used to guide the procurement of inclusive care and services
• Inclusive Health Vendor Assessment and Member-Only Scoring Grid that can be used to assess and identify carriers and vendor partners that demonstrate their ability to provide fair outcomes, experiences and high-quality health care services
• Inclusive Health Issue Brief that outlines the role of purchasers in improving inclusive health outcomes and examples of successful purchaser strategies

For questions regarding PBGH’s Inclusive Health work or opportunities to partner, please contact Logan Waterman.