AJMC March 12, 2025
Molly Dean, MSW, policy advisor at Siftwell, discusses how states have encouraged managed care entities to invest in local communities, build partnerships with nonprofits, and support social determinants of health initiatives.
As Medicaid agencies reprocure managed care programs, states are increasingly pressing health plans to address the challenges of rural health care deserts. Molly Dean, MSW, policy advisor at Siftwell, discusses how states have encouraged managed care entities to invest in local communities, build partnerships with nonprofits, and support social determinants of health initiatives in an interview with The American Journal of Care®. However, with Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) funds gone and financial pressures mounting, states must now reconsider how they structure requirements for managed care organizations...