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Medicaid Meets Public Health: A Blueprint for Collaboration
Strengthening collaboration between public health and Medicaid agencies is key to improving population health. This resource outlines agency roles, shared priorities, and concrete strategies that support more coordinated and sustainable partnerships across sectors.
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- Cory Caldwell
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State and territorial public health and Medicaid agencies are both essential to promoting community health, yet their collaboration is often fragmented or short-lived. This resource offers a practical blueprint to help bridge that gap. It provides public health and Medicaid leaders with a foundational understanding of each agency’s structures, priorities, and roles, and presents actionable strategies to foster stronger, more coordinated, and sustained partnerships.
By breaking down silos and aligning efforts, agencies can work more effectively to improve health outcomes for the populations they jointly serve. Click “Resource” in the upper right-hand corner of the page to download a copy and explore how to strengthen collaboration between agencies.
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