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Lockhart, Elizabeth; Turner, DeAnne; Martinez-Tyson, Dinorah; Baldwin, Julie A; Marhefka, Stephanie L Opportunities for and Perceptions of Integrating Community Health Workers Via the Affordable Care Act: Medicaid Health Homes Journal Article Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 27 (01), pp. 193-200, 2021. @article{Lockhart2021, title = {Opportunities for and Perceptions of Integrating Community Health Workers Via the Affordable Care Act: Medicaid Health Homes}, author = {Elizabeth Lockhart and DeAnne Turner and Dinorah Martinez-Tyson and Julie A Baldwin and Stephanie L Marhefka}, url = {https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2021/03000/Opportunities_for_and_Perceptions_of_Integrating.14.aspx}, doi = {10.1097/PHH.0000000000001118}, year = {2021}, date = {2021-03-01}, journal = {Journal of Public Health Management and Practice}, volume = {27}, number = {01}, pages = {193-200}, abstract = {The Affordable Care Act created opportunities for innovative, cost-saving measures to improve health care access. Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who have a close understanding of the communities they serve. States that expanded Medicaid coverage could also create Medicaid Health Homes (MHHs)-virtual health care networks-to coordinate care for people with chronic conditions. New York was the second state to implement MHHs and gave the option to include CHWs as part of the health care team.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The Affordable Care Act created opportunities for innovative, cost-saving measures to improve health care access. Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who have a close understanding of the communities they serve. States that expanded Medicaid coverage could also create Medicaid Health Homes (MHHs)-virtual health care networks-to coordinate care for people with chronic conditions. New York was the second state to implement MHHs and gave the option to include CHWs as part of the health care team. |
Martinez-Hume, Anna C; Baker, Allison M; Bell, Hannah S; Montemayor, Isabel; Elwell, Kristan; Hunt, Linda M "They Treat you a Different Way:" Public Insurance, Stigma, and the Challenge to Quality Health Care Journal Article Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 41 (1), pp. 161-180, 2017. @article{Martinez-Hume2017, title = {"They Treat you a Different Way:" Public Insurance, Stigma, and the Challenge to Quality Health Care}, author = {Anna C Martinez-Hume and Allison M Baker and Hannah S Bell and Isabel Montemayor and Kristan Elwell and Linda M Hunt}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28025774}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-03-01}, journal = {Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry}, volume = {41}, number = {1}, pages = {161-180}, abstract = {Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid Expansion programs are extending Medicaid eligibility and increasing access to care. However, stigma associated with public insurance coverage may importantly affect the nature and content of the health care beneficiaries receive. In this paper, we examine the health care stigma experiences described by a group of low-income public insurance beneficiaries. They perceive stigma as manifest in poor quality care and negative interpersonal interactions in the health care setting. Using an intersectional approach, we found that the stigma of public insurance was compounded with other sources of stigma including socioeconomic status, race, gender, and illness status. Experiences of stigma had important implications for how subjects evaluated the quality of care, their decisions impacting continuity of care, and their reported ability to access health care. We argue that stigma challenges the quality of care provided under public insurance and is thus a public health issue that should be addressed in Medicaid policy.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid Expansion programs are extending Medicaid eligibility and increasing access to care. However, stigma associated with public insurance coverage may importantly affect the nature and content of the health care beneficiaries receive. In this paper, we examine the health care stigma experiences described by a group of low-income public insurance beneficiaries. They perceive stigma as manifest in poor quality care and negative interpersonal interactions in the health care setting. Using an intersectional approach, we found that the stigma of public insurance was compounded with other sources of stigma including socioeconomic status, race, gender, and illness status. Experiences of stigma had important implications for how subjects evaluated the quality of care, their decisions impacting continuity of care, and their reported ability to access health care. We argue that stigma challenges the quality of care provided under public insurance and is thus a public health issue that should be addressed in Medicaid policy. |
Williamson, Heather J Research Brief: Implementation of KanCare for Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Technical Report University of South Florida 2015. @techreport{Williamson2015, title = {Research Brief: Implementation of KanCare for Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities}, author = {Heather J Williamson}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283488751_Research_Brief_Implementation_of_KanCare_for_Adults_with_Intellectual_andor_Developmental_Disabilities}, doi = {10.13140/RG.2.1.1135.8162}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-11-04}, institution = {University of South Florida}, abstract = {he state of Kansas reformed their Medicaid program to Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) in 2013, titled KanCare (KanCare, 2015). In KanCare, adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) select one of three private for profit Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), which then coordinate all needed LTSS, behavioral health, ** and health services. Adults with IDD began receiving health care through KanCare in January 2013 and LTSS were included beginning February 2014. The purpose of this research study was to describe the current implementation of KanCare for adults with IDD and their family caregivers. Study aims included: 1) To understand the rationale behind and what actually happened with MLTSS implementation for adults with IDD in Kansas; 2) To understand how service coordination providers and family caregivers perceived care coordination and access to services for adults with IDD in MLTSS; and 3) To understand how family caregivers and their roles were recognized in MLTSS for adults with IDD. Research Brief: Implementation of KanCare... (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283488751_Research_Brief_Implementation_of_KanCare_for_Adults_with_Intellectual_andor_Developmental_Disabilities [accessed Jun 07 2018].}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {techreport} } he state of Kansas reformed their Medicaid program to Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) in 2013, titled KanCare (KanCare, 2015). In KanCare, adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) select one of three private for profit Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), which then coordinate all needed LTSS, behavioral health, ** and health services. Adults with IDD began receiving health care through KanCare in January 2013 and LTSS were included beginning February 2014. The purpose of this research study was to describe the current implementation of KanCare for adults with IDD and their family caregivers. Study aims included: 1) To understand the rationale behind and what actually happened with MLTSS implementation for adults with IDD in Kansas; 2) To understand how service coordination providers and family caregivers perceived care coordination and access to services for adults with IDD in MLTSS; and 3) To understand how family caregivers and their roles were recognized in MLTSS for adults with IDD. Research Brief: Implementation of KanCare... (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283488751_Research_Brief_Implementation_of_KanCare_for_Adults_with_Intellectual_andor_Developmental_Disabilities [accessed Jun 07 2018]. |
2021 |
Lockhart, Elizabeth; Turner, DeAnne; Martinez-Tyson, Dinorah; Baldwin, Julie A; Marhefka, Stephanie L Opportunities for and Perceptions of Integrating Community Health Workers Via the Affordable Care Act: Medicaid Health Homes Journal Article Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 27 (01), pp. 193-200, 2021. @article{Lockhart2021, title = {Opportunities for and Perceptions of Integrating Community Health Workers Via the Affordable Care Act: Medicaid Health Homes}, author = {Elizabeth Lockhart and DeAnne Turner and Dinorah Martinez-Tyson and Julie A Baldwin and Stephanie L Marhefka}, url = {https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2021/03000/Opportunities_for_and_Perceptions_of_Integrating.14.aspx}, doi = {10.1097/PHH.0000000000001118}, year = {2021}, date = {2021-03-01}, journal = {Journal of Public Health Management and Practice}, volume = {27}, number = {01}, pages = {193-200}, abstract = {The Affordable Care Act created opportunities for innovative, cost-saving measures to improve health care access. Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who have a close understanding of the communities they serve. States that expanded Medicaid coverage could also create Medicaid Health Homes (MHHs)-virtual health care networks-to coordinate care for people with chronic conditions. New York was the second state to implement MHHs and gave the option to include CHWs as part of the health care team.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The Affordable Care Act created opportunities for innovative, cost-saving measures to improve health care access. Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who have a close understanding of the communities they serve. States that expanded Medicaid coverage could also create Medicaid Health Homes (MHHs)-virtual health care networks-to coordinate care for people with chronic conditions. New York was the second state to implement MHHs and gave the option to include CHWs as part of the health care team. |
2017 |
Martinez-Hume, Anna C; Baker, Allison M; Bell, Hannah S; Montemayor, Isabel; Elwell, Kristan; Hunt, Linda M "They Treat you a Different Way:" Public Insurance, Stigma, and the Challenge to Quality Health Care Journal Article Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 41 (1), pp. 161-180, 2017. @article{Martinez-Hume2017, title = {"They Treat you a Different Way:" Public Insurance, Stigma, and the Challenge to Quality Health Care}, author = {Anna C Martinez-Hume and Allison M Baker and Hannah S Bell and Isabel Montemayor and Kristan Elwell and Linda M Hunt}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28025774}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-03-01}, journal = {Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry}, volume = {41}, number = {1}, pages = {161-180}, abstract = {Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid Expansion programs are extending Medicaid eligibility and increasing access to care. However, stigma associated with public insurance coverage may importantly affect the nature and content of the health care beneficiaries receive. In this paper, we examine the health care stigma experiences described by a group of low-income public insurance beneficiaries. They perceive stigma as manifest in poor quality care and negative interpersonal interactions in the health care setting. Using an intersectional approach, we found that the stigma of public insurance was compounded with other sources of stigma including socioeconomic status, race, gender, and illness status. Experiences of stigma had important implications for how subjects evaluated the quality of care, their decisions impacting continuity of care, and their reported ability to access health care. We argue that stigma challenges the quality of care provided under public insurance and is thus a public health issue that should be addressed in Medicaid policy.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid Expansion programs are extending Medicaid eligibility and increasing access to care. However, stigma associated with public insurance coverage may importantly affect the nature and content of the health care beneficiaries receive. In this paper, we examine the health care stigma experiences described by a group of low-income public insurance beneficiaries. They perceive stigma as manifest in poor quality care and negative interpersonal interactions in the health care setting. Using an intersectional approach, we found that the stigma of public insurance was compounded with other sources of stigma including socioeconomic status, race, gender, and illness status. Experiences of stigma had important implications for how subjects evaluated the quality of care, their decisions impacting continuity of care, and their reported ability to access health care. We argue that stigma challenges the quality of care provided under public insurance and is thus a public health issue that should be addressed in Medicaid policy. |
2015 |
Williamson, Heather J Research Brief: Implementation of KanCare for Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Technical Report University of South Florida 2015. @techreport{Williamson2015, title = {Research Brief: Implementation of KanCare for Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities}, author = {Heather J Williamson}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283488751_Research_Brief_Implementation_of_KanCare_for_Adults_with_Intellectual_andor_Developmental_Disabilities}, doi = {10.13140/RG.2.1.1135.8162}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-11-04}, institution = {University of South Florida}, abstract = {he state of Kansas reformed their Medicaid program to Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) in 2013, titled KanCare (KanCare, 2015). In KanCare, adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) select one of three private for profit Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), which then coordinate all needed LTSS, behavioral health, ** and health services. Adults with IDD began receiving health care through KanCare in January 2013 and LTSS were included beginning February 2014. The purpose of this research study was to describe the current implementation of KanCare for adults with IDD and their family caregivers. Study aims included: 1) To understand the rationale behind and what actually happened with MLTSS implementation for adults with IDD in Kansas; 2) To understand how service coordination providers and family caregivers perceived care coordination and access to services for adults with IDD in MLTSS; and 3) To understand how family caregivers and their roles were recognized in MLTSS for adults with IDD. Research Brief: Implementation of KanCare... (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283488751_Research_Brief_Implementation_of_KanCare_for_Adults_with_Intellectual_andor_Developmental_Disabilities [accessed Jun 07 2018].}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {techreport} } he state of Kansas reformed their Medicaid program to Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) in 2013, titled KanCare (KanCare, 2015). In KanCare, adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) select one of three private for profit Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), which then coordinate all needed LTSS, behavioral health, ** and health services. Adults with IDD began receiving health care through KanCare in January 2013 and LTSS were included beginning February 2014. The purpose of this research study was to describe the current implementation of KanCare for adults with IDD and their family caregivers. Study aims included: 1) To understand the rationale behind and what actually happened with MLTSS implementation for adults with IDD in Kansas; 2) To understand how service coordination providers and family caregivers perceived care coordination and access to services for adults with IDD in MLTSS; and 3) To understand how family caregivers and their roles were recognized in MLTSS for adults with IDD. Research Brief: Implementation of KanCare... (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283488751_Research_Brief_Implementation_of_KanCare_for_Adults_with_Intellectual_andor_Developmental_Disabilities [accessed Jun 07 2018]. |