How States Can Use Medicaid Managed Care Contracts to Support Community Health Workers

Medicaid managed care contracting is a promising pathway for securing more sustainable funding for community health workers (CHWs). This issue brief provides examples of contract language that can be used to incentivize or require Medicaid managed care organizations to utilize and fund CHWs and considerations for advocates looking to improve support for CHWs through this pathway.

How States Can Use Medicaid Managed Care Contracts to Support Community Health Workers issue brief