Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 - Letter to State Health Officials
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services update regarding Medicaid continuous enrollment condition changes, conditions for receiving the FFCRA temporary FMAP increase, reporting requirements, and Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 enforcement provisions.
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State Policies for Expanding Medicaid Coverage of CHW Services
Key findings from the Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual Medicaid budget survey (conducted in 2022), where they asked states about CHW coverage policies already in place and planned for FY 2023.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: Medicaid and CHIP Provisions Explained
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (signed into law in December 2022) includes several provisions related to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This brief explains the Consolidated Appropriation Act’s Medicaid and CHIP provisions.
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State Approaches to CHW Financing through Medicaid SPA
This National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) brief provides an overview of recent developments in Medicaid State Plan Amendments (SPAs).
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Reimbursement Strategies for Employers of CHWs
Designed with support from Mid-America Regional Council and the Health Forward Foundation, this toolkit covers how to use existing tools or establish capacities to bill for CHW/P interventions within the current health care marketplace.
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Developing Effective Partnerships between State Leaders and CHW Associations
NASHP’s CWH State Policy Network hosted a multi-state exchange of best practices, including dialogue between speakers from Rhode Island and North Carolina outlining the historical context and key considerations for sustaining effective partnerships, as well as challenges, lessons learned, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Health Departments Contracting with CBOs to Implement CHW Programs
This toolkit from NACHW and ASTHO offers tips for hiring, training, and building CHW career pathways through your contract.
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Lessons for Advancing and Sustaining State CHW Partnerships
This NASHP brief presents lessons learned for states to build, sustain, or expand partnerships with CHWs.
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State Community Health Worker Models
A map and chart created by the National Academy for State Health Policy outline state approaches for Medicaid reimbursement of CHW services and provide details about other ways states are supporting a CHW workforce.
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The CHW Common Indicators Project: Engaging CHWs in Measurement to Sustain the Profession
Article that describes how Project leaders were able to enhance the engagement of CHWs and achieve project objectives during the first year of CDC funding and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic through a series of activities that were based in popular education methodology.
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Sustainable Financing of Community Health Worker Employment
NACHW report summarizing approaches to financing programs engaging and supporting CHWs, which have been proposed by organizations and research studies from 2001 to the present.
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