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Toolkit State Health Policy Leadership
November 2024
Developing Sufficient Rates. As of January 2024, there was significant variation in Medicaid payment rates for CHW/P/CHR services covered by… More
1. (Definition) A community health worker, promotore, and community health representative (CHW/P/CHR) is a frontline public health worker who is… More
November 2024 Annie Cloke, Margarita Hart, Janée Tyus, Dawn Alley, Shreya Kangovi,
Overview Community health workers, promotores, and community health representatives (CHW/P/CHR) are a workforce that addresses people’s… More
Janée A. Tyus, Head of Community Mobilization at IMPaCT Care, is a life-long self-identified Community Health Worker (CHW). She holds a Bachelor of… More
Margarita Hart, the executive director of Indiana Community Health Workers Association (INCHWA) and Esperanza Ministries, has been a community health… More
Annie Cloke is Director of Public Partnerships at IMPaCT Care where she works with state Medicaid agencies, providers, plans, and community-based… More
Sustainable Health Care Costs
November 2024 Sarah Bartelmann,
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is implementing a mix of transparency, performance improvement plans, and financial penalties to ensure health plans and provider organizations take actions to meet the state’s target. More
Sarah Bartelmann is the Oregon Health Authority Cost Programs Manager. More
Health Law Public Health
November 2024 Joshua M. Sharfstein, Michelle L. Bedoya,
In a series of decisions, the US Supreme Court has severely constrained the authority of federal agencies to regulate in the interest of public… More
Population Health Social determinants of health
November 2024 Heidi L. Allen, Jamie R. Daw,
Rates of maternal mortality in the United States increased sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic, with evidence of widening racial disparities.1… More
