Improving Preventive Services Utilization Initiative

The Improving Preventive Services Utilization Initiative is a grant program that aims to support partnerships between State Office of Minority Health (SOMH) and State Medicaid Office (SMO) to reduce health care inequities among Medicaid/CHIP beneficiaries. The program will focus on increasing access to and utilization of preventive health care services for racial and ethnic minority populations with disparate health outcomes. The selected partnerships will be required to identify top health conditions, conduct outreach and educational activities, assist eligible individuals in obtaining Medicaid/CHIP benefits, and link individuals to appropriate health care services. The program also aims to disseminate best practices to address health inequities in preventive health care services. Key aspects of this opportunity include: • Partnerships between SOMH and SMO to reduce health care inequities • Focus on increasing access to and utilization of preventive health care services for racial and ethnic minority populations • Identification of top health conditions and development of programs to address them • Outreach and educational activities to assist eligible individuals in obtaining Medicaid/CHIP benefits • Dissemination of best practices to address health inequities in preventive health care services