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State Community Health Worker Models

NASHP

integrating?CHWs CHWs into evolving health care systems in key areas such as financing, education and training, certification , and state definitions, roles and scope of practice. CHTs are multi-role teams (can include RNs, Health Coaches, Substance Abuse Specialists, RDs, Pharmacists, CHWs, etc.).

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

NASHP

It includes examples from various states organized by the framework buckets: integrated primary and behavioral health care, crisis continuum of care, in-home and in-community based, and out-of-home and community.

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Community Health Worker Models

NASHP

This map highlights state activity to integrate CHWs into evolving health care systems in key areas such as financing, education and training, certification, and state definitions, roles and scope of practice. CHTs are multi-role teams (can include RNs, Health Coaches, Substance Abuse Specialists, RDs, Pharmacists, CHWs, etc.).

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Emerging Respite Care Strategies in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waivers for Older Adults, Adults with Physical Disabilities, and their Family Caregivers

NASHP

With caregivers increasingly asked to perform more intense and complex care , respite care is integral to giving caregivers a much-needed break. Respite care is a service typically delivered in the home or a facility-based setting that provides short-term relief for caregivers.

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The Direct Care Workforce

NASHP

The shortage of direct care workers undermines a state’s ability to serve people with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate to a person’s needs and preferences. However, states vary widely in how they approach direct care training requirements. Promotion of direct care worker organizations and associations.

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COVID-19 Lessons: A Path to a Better Health Care System

Accountable Care Doctors

The 31 multi-specialty medical groups and integrated health systems that are part of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), their 85,000 physicians, and hundreds of thousands of staff are at the forefront of the battle for their patients’ lives. Embrace, expand, and pay for telehealth at the same level as in-person visits.