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Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

NASHP

In almost all of these 13 states a large portion of the population lives in rural areas, which are more likely than urban areas to have a shortage of primary care providers (PCPs). The strategies could, however, be implemented via MCO contracts or even in fee-for-service programs. Idaho also offered flexibility to providers.