CHCS January 11, 2021
Over its 55-year history, Medicaid has evolved substantially and is a critical component of the U.S. health care system, now providing health coverage to more than 74 million Americans. In the last year, Medicaid has been essential to the COVID-19 response efforts and is core to strategies for advancing health equity.
In 2020-21, CHCS is celebrating two significant milestones — its 25-year anniversary and one decade of the Medicaid Leadership Institute. For the last quarter century, CHCS has worked with Medicaid stakeholders in every state to develop and implement strategies to improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery, particularly for people with the most complex medical, behavioral health, and social needs. Since 2009, 59 Medicaid directors in 40...