Health Insurance Marketplace (also called Marketplace or Exchange)
Created as part of the Affordable Care Act, the Marketplaces allow people to purchase insurance and be assessed for Medicaid and CHIP eligibility. This online resource allows individuals, families, and small businesses to compare and shop for health insurance. Depending on household income, purchase [...]
New Mexico Community Health Worker Association
The New Mexico Community Health Worker Association was founded as a means to bridge the gap in healthcare access through CHWs. Its mission is to nurture CHWs and their care model in an effort to improve access and quality of healthcare for New Mexicans. It serves as an advocacy platform, empowering [...]
CoIIN: Team Page
Our staff leads a multidisciplinary collaborative consisting of federal, state, and local leaders working together to tackle the problem of improving care delivery and payment models for CMC and their families. Ten interdisciplinary state teams, composed of Title V Maternal and Child Health Program [...]
National Care Coordination Academy Recording: March 10, 2021
After this session, participants will have an expanded understanding of ways to engage with their state Medicaid Programs, have an understanding of the role of a Medicaid Medical Director (MMD) and best ways to collaborate with their state’s MMD to approve and/or improve and sustain care coord [...]
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)
The federal matching dollars that states receive for every dollar they spend to support their Medicaid program. FMAP is based on the state-specific multiplier that the federal government uses to determine the percentage of each state’s federal match. The FMAP ranges from 50% – 83%, with [...]
Community Health Workers: Bringing a New Era of Systems Change to Stimulate Investments in Health Care for Vulnerable US Populations
Community health workers are increasingly considered central to improving health equity. The authors of this editorial emphasize the importance of utilizing return on investment data as a core element supporting increased employment of CHWs.
CMC CoIIN Webinar: Sustaining The Family Leader Role
Sustaining the Family Leader Role focuses on family partnership sustainability within the state teams, strides made thus far, remaining challenges, and possible paths forward. Sustaining family leader engagement in clinical settings and partnership with family-led organizations is about organization [...]
Per Diems in Polio Eradication: Perspectives From Community Health Workers and Officials
An article from the American Journal of Public Health. Reports and analyzes the differing attitudes towards per diems among health officials and community health workers. Suggests that further engaging in conversations with CHWs around this issue could spark significant shifts in thinking about labo [...]
Expanding Access to Medicaid Coverage: The TEFRA Option and Children with Disabilities
This policy brief explains what the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) means in terms of creating additional pathways to Medicaid for children, a comparison of TEFRA and HCBS waivers, how TEFRA affects children with special health care needs, and suggested improvements that could provi [...]
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT)
EPSDT is a federally mandated Medicaid benefit that every state must provide to Medicaid-enrolled children and youth under 21. EPSDT ensures children receive comprehensive health services and supports that are tailored to their individual needs. EPSDT description on Medicaid website.
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