Medicaid is a publicly-funded health insurance program that currently covers 74 million people in the US. Medicaid covers low-income people who are children, expectant mothers, people with disabilities, senior citizens, and some adults.

Opportunities exist through Medicaid to address the social determinants of health through a variety of vehicles. ASTHO’s senior director for clinical to community connections in the Center for Population Health Strategies, and a former Medicaid Director, discusses Medicaid approaches to addressing the social determinants of health and improving health outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries.

GUEST:

• Deborah Fournier, Senior Director, Clinical to Community Connections, ASTHO

RESOURCES:

• ASTHO Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships
• ASTHO Resources on Cross-Sector Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health
• Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families Report on Leveraging Medicaid to Address Social Determinants and Improve Child and Population Health
• Center for Health Care Strategies Report on Measuring Social Determinants of Health among Medicaid Beneficiaries: Early Lessons