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Health Equity Data Access Program (HEDAP)

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The Health Equity Data Access Program (HEDAP) funds six individual user seats in the CMS Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC) to enable researchers to access restricted CMS datasets for studies focused on health disparities among underserved populations. These include racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, those with limited English proficiency, residents of rural areas, and individuals affected by persistent poverty or inequality. The program supports applied research in physical, oral, and behavioral health, population health, and social determinants of health, with an emphasis on innovative methods that analyze Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP enrollee data to identify, assess, and evaluate inequities. Each seat is funded for 36 months, contingent on available funding, and aims to build researchers’ capacity to effectively use CMS data for future projects. HEDAP particularly encourages proposals that incorporate intersectionality, recognizing that individuals often face overlapping social and health inequities due to multiple identities. The findings from these projects will deliver actionable insights to CMS and its partners—such as Quality Improvement Organizations and Hospital Engagement Networks—to inform targeted strategies for reducing disparities and improving health outcomes. By supporting cutting-edge research that connects data with real-world health outcomes, the program seeks to advance equity in health care delivery and policy, ultimately helping CMS and its stakeholders design more effective, inclusive interventions for vulnerable communities.

General Info

Funds six VRDC seats for 36 months to study health disparities in underserved populations using CMS data.

Agency

Department Of Health And Human Services → Center For Medicare And Medicaid Services

NAICS

541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Place of Performance

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PostedJul 25

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Health And Human Services → Center For Medicare And Medicaid Services

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Department Of Health And Human Services → Center For Medicare And Medicaid Services

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Full Description

The Health Equity Data Access program (HEDAP) provides funding for six (6) “seats” in the CMS Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC). The VRDC assists researchers in gaining access to CMS restricted data for minority health research. Seats, in this context are defined as an individual user with VRDC access. These researchers will conduct health services research on health care topics such as physical health, oral health, behavioral health, population health, and social determinants of health focusing on, but not limited to, racial and ethnic minority groups; people with disabilities; members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community; individuals with limited English proficiency; individuals residing in rural areas; and individuals (including children, youth, and families) adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality. The HEDAP supports specific applied research projects that relate to creative and innovative methods utilizing CMS data to identify, document, assess, and evaluate health disparities among Medicare and Medicaid and CHIP enrollees.

The project should enhance the capacity of the researcher to understand and utilize CMS data in future research projects. Additionally, HEDAP encourages cutting-edge proposals that explore intersectionality. “Intersectionality” means that people belong to more than one group and, therefore, may have overlapping health and social inequities, as well as overlapping strengths and assets.

Results of the HEDAP will provide CMS and its partners, (e.g. Quality Improvement Organizations, Hospital Engagement Networks, and other stakeholders) with actionable information on the subgroups of enrollees. This will aid the efforts of CMS and its agents to identify and eradicate health disparities in underserved populations.

VRDC seat access will be funded for a period of 36 months each, based on the availability of funds.