April 4, 2023
Payers | Tea Leaves
  • A Modern Healthcare article discusses the value of community health workers (CHW) and the critical role they may play in helping 15 million individuals sign up for other coverage when Medicaid redeterminations restart for the first time in two-and-a-half years. A growing number of states are using their Medicaid programs to fund the CHW workforce more consistently, but the workers’ nebulous role in the health care system can present reimbursement challenges, leaving some states hesitant to pay for their services directly. (Article here)