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Medicaid Workforce Tracker: Focus on Medicaid Eligibility Groups
The health workforce is a critical component of health care delivery. The number, types, distribution, and practice behaviors of health care workers affect access, quality, and cost of health care. Practice behaviors include populations served (e.g., whether they serve Medicaid patients and how much service they provide). Research demonstrates the health workforce is sensitive to several factors, including education and training, federal and state policies, and developing market incentives. However, the majority of health workforce research has focused on the Medicare population, where data has been more available. This study built on our previous work to identify the health workforce serving the Medicaid population to now examine who is providing services to specific segments of the Medicaid population. Related Products:
For questions about this study, contact Eric Luo. Public Health Workforce and Community Health Outcomes
The need for a robust public health system has become an increasingly important focus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health provides essential services – monitoring population health, investigating and addressing health hazards, providing education, partnering with communities, championing and implementing policies – that protect communities and improve health. This study examined the change in local health department (LHD) staffing between 2013 and 2019 across U.S. counties, as well as the association between public health workforce staffing and community-level health outcomes. Related Products: Impact of Hospital Staffing Strategies Responding To COVID-19
This study examined how hospitals in high- and low-resource settings differentially implemented staffing strategies in response to COVID-19 and subsequently how these responses affected outcomes at the facilities. The COVID-19 pandemic generated an unprecedented demand for healthcare workers across the country, causing staffing strains on hospitals as they confronted the crisis. Related Products: For questions about this study, contact Patricia Pittman. Providers Billing Medicaid in Non-Traditional Sites
This study examined provider engagement in offering Medicaid services through telehealth or in non-medical settings such as home, schools, and homeless shelters that may be more accessible to patients with transportation barriers or limited mobility. Related Products: For questions about this study, contact Clese Erikson. Developing Metrics for Six Workforce Equity Domains
The GWMI defines Health Workforce Equity as “a diverse health workforce that has the competencies, opportunities, and courage to ensure everyone can attain their full health potential.” We further define six health workforce domains central to determining whether policies and programs facilitate or inhibit this vision of equity. We built on evidence reviews of these domains to propose a set of measures to track progress. Related Products: For questions about this study, contact Patricia Pittman. |