Children’s Health Homes. Coming To A State Near You?

Last summer, word came from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for plans to launch Medicaid health homes to provide care coordination for children with medically complex or chronic conditions, with detailed plans coming later this year and funding available in 2022 (see CMS To Launch Health Homes For Children With Medically Complex Conditions). The reason I think this is an important development is two-fold. First, the health homes for adults in the original Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) significantly changed payer and health plan thinking about the best models for managing the needs for . . .