What Are the Roles of Community Health Workers in Medicaid Managed Care? Results from a National Study

Autor:	Ashley, Wennerstrom, Catherine G, Haywood, Denise O, Smith, Dakshu, Jindal, Carl, Rush, Geoffrey W, Wilkinson
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Leadership and Management Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health
Zdroj:	Population Health Management. 25:763-770
ISSN:	1942-7905 1942-7891
DOI:	10.1089/pop.2022.0191
Popis:	Managed care organizations (MCOs) are increasingly engaging community health workers (CHWs) to support service delivery for their members, particularly in the realm of social determinants of health. Some states now require MCOs to offer CHW services. Although the roles and activities of CHWs working in other contexts (eg, clinics, hospitals, community-based organizations) are well established, there is sparse knowledge about how MCOs are operationalizing CHW roles and whether CHW activities differ based on whether CHWs are employed directly by MCOs or contracted through other organizations. In 2021, 2 CHW professional associations and a university partnered to conduct a national cross-sectional survey of CHWs working with MCOs. Respondents (
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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