Strengthening Primary Care through Medicaid Managed Care

post Medicaid Managed Care Opportunities to Promote Health Equity in Primary Care Drawing on the experience of four states, this blog post suggests promising managed care contracting strategies for advancing health...

December 2022

resource Direct Care Workforce Policy and Action Guide This guide outlines how state officials can build a coordinated, statewide plan to respond to the drivers of the...

May 2022

post Investing in Primary Care is Essential to Achieve State Goals — and How Investments are Structured is Crucial This blog post highlights four promising approaches that states are using to invest in primary care more effectively for...

May 2022

resource Working with Medicaid Managed Care Organizations to Ensure Equitable Access to Advanced Primary Care This webinar will explore how states, MCOs, and primary care teams can stay accountable to the communities they serve...

June 2022

post The Doctor Will Hear You Now: Audio-Only Telehealth and the Promise of Access, Equity, and Engagement in Medicaid Explores how audio-only telehealth offers a promising solution for Medicaid programs that are interested in expanding access to care,...

March 2022

post Raising the Bar: Using Primary Care Practice Standards to Advance Health Equity in Medicaid Explores opportunities for states to use a patient-centered medical home foundation to make health equity a focus of primary...

February 2022

post Behavioral Health Integration Across All Levels of the System What exactly are states encouraging when they promote the “integration of behavioral and physical health?” Per the SAMHSA-HRSA Center...

November 2021

post Medicaid and Health-Related Social Needs: Four Insights over Four Years People struggling to secure food and housing also struggle to stay healthy. This reality is glaringly obvious, and painfully...

September 2021

post Using Prospective Payment to Support Advanced Primary Care: Opportunities for States As states gain experience in value-based payment, they may consider implementing prospective payment models that support practices in offering...

June 2021