State Innovations in Improving Access to Care for Adults with Complex Needs in Rural Communities
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Summary
The Center for Health Care Strategies has released a brief highlighting innovations in four states that have improved access to care for people with complex needs living in rural areas.
Recent federal investments, including the Rural Health Transformation Program, have created opportunities to address longstanding challenges in accessing care for people with complex health and social needs living in rural communities. States can use Medicaid policy and financing tools to strengthen rural delivery systems, invest in care coordination infrastructure, and engage in additional strategies to integrate medical, behavioral health, long-term services and supports (LTSS), and social services for populations with complex needs, including older adults and people with disabilities. This brief features promising approaches deployed in five states: California, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Virginia.
Recent federal investments, including the Rural Health Transformation Program, have created opportunities to address longstanding challenges in accessing care for people with complex health and social needs living in rural communities. States can use Medicaid policy and financing tools to strengthen rural delivery systems, invest in care coordination infrastructure, and engage in additional strategies to integrate medical, behavioral health, long-term services and supports (LTSS), and social services for populations with complex needs, including older adults and people with disabilities. This brief features promising approaches deployed in five states: California, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Virginia.