Community Health Worker Sustainability: Funding, Payment, and Reimbursement Laws in the United States

Date
04/2021
Journal
Public Health Reports
Description

Recent changes have been made to community health worker (CHW) funding at the federal level, but payment structures vary from state to state. This variation contributes to CHW service provision and challenges the sustainability of CHW programs. This paper aims to identify funding mechanisms that would enable CHW programs to sustain a robust workforce.

Center
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Cason Schmit, David Washburn, Megan LaFleur, Denise Martinez, Emily Thompson, Timothy Callaghan