Half of the States Are Implementing Patient Centered Medical Homes for Their Medicaid Populations

Medicaid agencies in 25 states have pursued initiatives to incentivize and support physician practices to become patient-centered medical homes, where clinicians and other health professionals team up to provide comprehensive, coordinated, accessible services to their low-income patient populations. Mary Takach, program director at the National Academy for State Health Policy, reviews the variety of reforms taking shape in the latest issue of Health Affairs. Read what initiatives other states are pursuing here. Read more here about what Colorado is doing to incentivize patient centered medical homes for Medicaid b.