Community Health Worker Services

Summary

The bill would let the Agency for Health Care Administration pay for community health worker services as an optional Medicaid benefit, defining the worker role and requiring rulemaking. It adds these services to Medicaid fee‑for‑service reimbursement and to the minimum benefits that managed‑care plans must provide. The goal is to expand health promotion, navigation and social support for Medicaid recipients.

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