A Letter From Our CEO

As we near the end of a year of growth and innovation, CareAdvisors is thankful for theprogress made in value-based social care across the country. We continue to see evolution
at the local, state and federal level to bring vulnerable populations access to medical
benefits, and the clinical and social care services that are vital to providing holistic
healthcare.
An example is the strategic plan that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’Innovation Center released in October to guide its healthcare payment and delivery models
and priorities over the next decade. The plan focuses on five strategic objectives: drive
accountable care, advance health equity, support innovation, address affordability, andpartner to achieve system transformation.
As part of CMS' vision to promote broad system transformation, it encourages deeper
collaborations with beneficiaries and patient advocates, advancing access to value-basedcare for underserved populations, and sharing data with external researchers and experts
to accelerate learning.
Our company's commitment to this mission is driving our efforts to break down barriers for
hospitals and health systems, health plans, federally qualified health centers andcommunity-based organizations. We recently published a white paper that focuses on theinequity and disparity around healthcare interoperability. I encourage you to read it andbecome engaged in our efforts to tear down the roadblocks that leave significant data
gaps. "Hidden Disparities in Clinical Data Sharing for Safety Net Healthcare Organizations"can be accessed by CLICKING HERE.
In this issue, we will also share news on our expanding suite of products, a partnershipdesigned to improve children's health, and insights on trends exacerbated by COVID-19.
Coming out of the shadow of COVID-19, we see new partnerships emerging as ourindustry embraces unique ways to connect across platforms. CareAdvisors' healthcaretechnology continues to evolve with the changing needs of our industry. I'm looking forward
to partnering with you by delivering value-based social care solutions to your organizationin 2022.

Regards,Chris Gay, CEOIllinois Medicaid Plan Leaders Offer Expertise on Innovative
Social Care Management

CareAdvisors recently co-sponsored a webinar on “Innovations for Medicaid Plans on
Social Care Management” with the Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans. The event
focused on the challenges to social care management and the breakthrough programs andother innovations that are underway to improve Medicaid managed care plans.
The speaker panel included:
Harmony Harrington, Vice President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Government,Communications and Community Relations
Imani Lewis, Vice President, Quality Improvement Department, Meridian HealthChris Gay, Chief Executive Officer, CareAdvisors
Judith Ruiz-Branch, Director of External Affairs, Illinois Association of Medicaid HealthPlans
Julie Faulhaber, MBA, Principal, Health Management Associates
A recording of the full hour-long event can be accessed at care-advisors.com.

CareAdvisors Hosts Meeting with Congressman to Discuss NYC
Challenges

Congressman Ritchie Torres, representing New York’s 15th District, recently discussed
challenges with interoperability and accessing social services with representatives from
CareAdvisors, NYC Health + Hospitals, Urban Health Plan, and Communities Together for
Health Equity. The roundtable emphasized cross-collaboration among healthcare andcommunity leaders serving the Bronx.
“There are opportunities to partner more efficiently and ensure that the most vulnerable
populations will benefit from investments being made in the community from the American
Rescue Plan Act funding and Build Back Better,” CareAdvisors CEO Chris Gay explained.
“These roundtable events with legislators across the country are vital discussions thatcreate a call to action that promotes health equity.”

Product Update
Equity Information Exchange Introduced as a Solution to Health
Disparities in Minority Communities
CareAdvisors took action when it was clear that an already-significant data gap in healthinformation access was widening during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company
introduced an equity information exchange (EIEx) that combines all the information thatallows healthcare providers to securely share a patient’s medical information through ahealth information exchange and combines that with the human services data available ina community information exchange (ie., services, such as food, housing, andtransportation).
Ease of use and broad access to resources was the key driver for CareAdvisors whendeveloping the EIEx. Focused on its health equity mission, the company has taken anopen source approach to its EIEx, which is hosted by the non-profit CareAdvisors Software
Foundation. The EIEx offers data across platforms, regardless of a healthcareorganization's social service e-referral system or electronic health record vendor.
To learn more about our products and services, contact Chris Gay at chris@careadvisors.com.

Website Features New White Paper“Hidden Disparities in Clinical Data Sharing for Safety Net Healthcare Organizations” is anew white paper available for downloading on the CareAdvisors website. Access the freewhite paper, check out the convenient link for scheduling product demos, review ourroundtable videos, and much more! Updates are added weekly, so be sure to visit careadvisors.com.

CareAdvisors In The News
Lurie Children's Hospital and Community Partners to Help Children andFamilies Navigate Medical and Social Service Resources
CareAdvisors has partnered with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago,Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4), and Lutheran Social Services of Illinois(LSSI) to improve children’s health in Chicago’s Belmont-Cragin and North Austin
communities.

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CareAdvisors CEO on the Unique Path That Helped Him Triple His
Company’s Operations
CareAdvisors Chief Executive Officer Chris Gay was featured in a case study about his
experience as a participant in the Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab, an in-housestartup accelerator.

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How the Pandemic Will Shape the Next Wave of Healthtech Innovation
CareAdvisors Chief Executive Officer Chris Gay shared the trends that have been
exacerbated by Covid-19 in a BuiltIn Chicago article.

Read MoreWe the People covers "Access to Social Services in Greater Cleveland"
CareAdvisors Chief Executive Officer Chris Gay and Lisa Weitzman of the Benjamin Rose
Institute on Aging were featured on the "In the Community" segment of We the People on
WKYC - Ch. 3 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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CareAdvisors featured in First Report Managed Care
The feature story in the November 2021 issue of First Report Managed Care highlighted
CareAdvisors Chief Executive Officer Chris Gay’s insights on efforts to address disparitiesand engage members. The full article “New Updates, Efficiencies in New Member
Enrollment” can be accessed below.

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