Pennsylvania Medicaid To Expand Health Home Pilot Program For Pregnant Women With Substance Abuse Disorders

During the first half of calendar year 2016, the Pennsylvania Medicaid program is planning launch a new program designed to better coordinate care for pregnant women with substance abuse disorders. The initiative builds on a pilot program that started in 2014. In 2016, the state plans to expand the program to 20 sites across the state that have a high volume of labor and delivery patients. The goal of the program is to improve the health of mothers and improve the birth outcomes of newborns.

Under the pilot model, the health homes were reimbursed through existing Medicaid services. Moving forward . . .