State Community Health Worker Policies: 2024-2025 Trends
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Summary
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) released a blog post summarizing the results of a national scan to assess changes in state community health worker (CHW) policies.
NASHP’s State Community Health Worker Policies tracker has been updated with the information from the recent scan and provides details on state CHW models, including certification and training, Medicaid reimbursement, and state legislation.
Major trends in the update include an uptick in Medicaid coverage and legislation providing for new governance structures, certification, training and reimbursement opportunities, and enhanced partnerships opportunities with CHW leaders, like CHW associations and networks.
NASHP’s State Community Health Worker Policies tracker has been updated with the information from the recent scan and provides details on state CHW models, including certification and training, Medicaid reimbursement, and state legislation.
Major trends in the update include an uptick in Medicaid coverage and legislation providing for new governance structures, certification, training and reimbursement opportunities, and enhanced partnerships opportunities with CHW leaders, like CHW associations and networks.