Comprehensive State Health Plan

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is seeking a vendor to develop the Mississippi Comprehensive State Health Plan (MCSHP). The plan will provide a data-driven, forward-looking assessment of the health of Mississippians and the capacity, structure, and projected needs of the State's public health and healthcare systems. The vendor will work in partnership with MSDH to develop a statewide health planning framework and process, conduct a comprehensive health status and systems assessment, and integrate statutory and regulatory planning requirements into the plan. The plan will address public health, healthcare facilities and resources, workforce capacity, rural health systems, and population health outcomes. • The vendor will develop a clear, transparent, and operationalized planning framework to guide development of the Comprehensive State Health Plan. • The vendor will conduct a comprehensive, data-driven assessment to describe the current and projected health of Mississippians and the capacity and structure of the State's public health and healthcare systems. • The vendor will review and incorporate applicable statutory and regulatory health planning requirements into the Comprehensive State Health Plan. • The vendor will assess alignment of statewide health system needs and planning priorities with relevant federal program objectives, including those of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). • The vendor will design and implement a structured stakeholder engagement process to inform development of the Comprehensive State Health Plan.