Medicaid Health Homes (MHHs) are an innovative way to engage CHWs, seeking to improve patients' health by providing care coordination for chronic conditions via virtual health care networks for states with expanded Medicaid access. Through qualitative interviews, this study aimed to understand the perceptions of MHH administrators regarding CHW engagement in MHHs, along with … [Read more...] about Opportunities for and Perceptions of Integrating Community Health Workers Via the Affordable Care Act: Medicaid Health Homes
Medicare and Medicaid
Community Health Worker Workforce: Assessment of the Integration and Financing of Community Health Workers within Arizona Medicaid Health Plans
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare allowed states to compensate non-licensed healthcare professionals such as CHWs. Since this new guidance was put in place, states have been interested in how to successfully integrate CHWs into their Medicare and Medicaid Health Plans. This report details how the State of Arizona has gone about integrating CHWs into their Medicaid Plan and … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Workforce: Assessment of the Integration and Financing of Community Health Workers within Arizona Medicaid Health Plans
Organizational Readiness for Community Health Worker Workforce Integration Among Medicaid Contracted Health Plans and Provider Networks: An Arizona Case Study
Understanding how to better integrate community health workers (CHWs) into the complex healthcare infrastructure of the United States is important to better support CHWs in providing healthcare to their communities. This mixed-methods study conducted in Arizona assesses the organizational readiness of Arizona Medicaid for the integration of CHWs. The authors found that Arizona … [Read more...] about Organizational Readiness for Community Health Worker Workforce Integration Among Medicaid Contracted Health Plans and Provider Networks: An Arizona Case Study