Prioritizing Solutions: Integrated Primary Care in Medicaid and CHIP

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, nearly one in four Americans have a behavioral health condition. But millions of Americans don’t get the care they need to manage or treat their condition effectively. Cost, stigma, and lack of awareness are all major barriers to care—especially for vulnerable populations.

Medicaid and CHIP are uniquely positioned to help address these underlying issues. Covering more than 90 million people—or nearly one-quarter of all Americans—Medicaid is a key vehicle for bettering the health of underserved communities.

 

Additional Resources

Kathryn Phillips

Associate Director, California Health Care Foundation
Kathryn E. Phillips, MPH, is an associate director for the California Health Care Foundation, an independent philanthropy that works to improve health care for Californians with low incomes. Kathryn develops strategic priorities and new initiatives to build the future health care workforce in California and fosters alignment of workforce activities across the foundation. She joined the Foundation in 2016 as a senior program officer. In that role, she managed the California Improvement Network and led the foundation’s efforts to advance primary care, including modernizing payment for FQHCs and public health care systems, accelerating the adoption of integrated behavioral health care, and improving population health management capabilities among providers that serve Medi-Cal – the nation’s largest Medicaid program. read more

Marian Earls, MD, MTS, FAA

Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics and General Pediatrics, Cone Health Medical Group, Pediatric Specialists
Marian F. Earls, MD, MTS, FAAP is board-certified in both General Pediatrics and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. Her career has focused on Medicaid and EPSDT policy, practice transformation, integration of mental health into pediatric practice and cross sector-collaboration and systems-based approaches to support this work at the community and state level.  She has served as Chair of the AAP Mental Health Work Group, co-authoring the Mental Health Competencies statement and Mental Health Toolkit, and is Chair of the new AAP Council on Healthy Mental and Emotional Development.        read more

Naomi Fener, RN

Director of Population Health, Families USA
Naomi Fener is Families USA’s Director of Population Health, providing support to the Health Policy team with a focus on population health outcomes and the social drivers of health. Naomi develops strategies for Families USA proposals, research studies, issue briefs and more, providing thought leadership in the broader health policy community. Through both clinical and policy experience, Naomi has spent her career improving the well-being of underrepresented and under resourced communities. She previously worked for MassHealth, Massachusetts’ Medicaid agency, and spent 9 years working as a nurse and nurse practitioner in the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Units. read more

Sara Rosenbaum, J.D.

Professor of Health Policy, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., is Professor Emerita of Health Law and Policy and Founding Chair of the Department of Health Policy at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University. She also holds an emerita title School of Law. A graduate of Wesleyan University and Boston University Law School, Professor Rosenbaum has devoted her career to issues of health justice and health care for medically underserved populations. A teacher and scholar, a highly popular speaker, the recipient of numerous awards and honors, and a widely-read writer on many aspects of health law and policy, Professor Rosenbaum has emphasized public engagement as a core element of her professional life, providing public service to Presidential Administrations and Congress for nearly 50 years. read more
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Stephanie Glier, MPH

Director, Federal Advocacy, American Academy of Pediatrics
Stephanie Glier is a Director of Federal Advocacy for the American Academy of Pediatrics where she leads federal advocacy to promote children’s health care coverage and access to care, as well as effective financing, quality, and delivery of care for children. Prior to joining the Academy, Stephanie led the Consumer-Purchaser Alliance, a coalition of consumer, employer, and labor organizations collaborating to improve the value and outcomes of the health care system. Stephanie previously worked on health care policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at HHS, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and The Commonwealth Fund. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology from Stanford University and a Master of Public Health from the George Washington University. read more
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