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 workgroup, in partnership with external stakeholders and subject-matter experts, has developed an Inclusive Health Vendor Assessment to be used to assess vendor performance to ensure employees and their families are receiving high-quality, inclusive care and services, regardless of demographics or other personal characteristics.

As a next step in advancing this important work, PBGH and the Inclusive Health Workgroup will be developing a shared standard of Inclusive Health and purchasing principles that will be used to guide health care procurement. These attributes and principles will standardize experiences for the care, services, and experiences purchasers expect employees and their families to receive.

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