This toolkit provides key considerations and templates for state Medicaid leaders seeking to establish coverage, payment, and policy guidance for community health workers.
This study offers a standardized approach for embedding community health workers into primary care, providing a valuable framework for health systems aiming to integrate this workforce.
Facilitated telemedicine for hepatitis C among opioid use disorder patients in opioid treatment programs resulted in substantially higher cure rates than standard-of-care off-site referrals.
Nurse practitioners’ ability to provide care independently in rural primary care clinics is associated with reduced emergency department use among older adults with substance use disorder.
Interdisciplinary care teams, telehealth, and flexible payment models are included as key recommendations to increase access to home-based primary care in rural communities.
Nurse assessments of discharge readiness for older patients with multiple chronic conditions can help identify patients at high risk for hospital readmission.
Report and companion case studies share strategies to support community health centers and federal and state policymakers in increasing the use of medications for opioid use disorder.
Report summarizes the evidence on outcomes for patients participating in various telehealth delivered services, including different modalities, such as telephone and video.
California community paramedicine and triage to alternative destination programs lead to more coordinated care and reductions in emergency department visits and hospital readmissions.
This resource center offers guidance to help Medicaid stakeholders engage community members in policy and program design development, especially as a means of increasing health equity.
Transitional housing, combined with co-located substance use disorder care, facilitates access to permanent housing and increases engagement in substance use treatment.
Evaluation of North Carolina’s updated Medicaid telehealth policies demonstrate that strategies are needed to address racial disparities in telehealth use and promote more equitable access.
Secondary analysis of Camden Coalition randomized controlled data found that care management participants who were the most likely to engage with the intervention had significantly lower readmission rates.