Integrating Community Health Workers Within Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Implementation

Conclusion:Community health workers can support the effective implementation of PPACA if the capacity and potential of CHWs to serve as cultural brokers and bridges among medically underserved communities and health care delivery systems is fully tapped. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and current payment structures provide an unprecedented and important vehicle for integrating and sustaining CHWs as part of these new delivery and enrollment models.
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - Category: Health Management Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research