Healthcare Business Today: How a Community-Based Model that Transforms Lives Can Transform Medicaid’s Outlook for 2025

Scott Schnell - January 19, 2025

In the piece, Scott explores how Medicaid's Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports (CS) programs are reshaping healthcare delivery by focusing on whole-person care. Rather than relying on traditional, facility-based healthcare, these programs emphasize connecting with individuals directly in their homes and communities—something MedZed has been doing from the start.

Scott explains how MedZed’s hybrid in-home and virtual care model, led by Community Health Navigators who often live in the same neighborhoods as the people they serve, helps bridge gaps in care and trust. This model is not only improving health outcomes—it’s reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and lowering costs.

“We’re proving that meeting people where they are isn’t just a nice idea—it’s a smarter, more humane way to care for our most vulnerable populations,” Scott writes.

📖 Read the full article here:A Community-Based Model Is Transforming Medicaid

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