Linda Elam

Ideator. Implementer. Analyst. Leader. Mom. Bison. About linking health care and social care for better health. #healthequity #Medicaidstrategy

[Heather Howard @HeatherHHoward]

Medicaid Section 1115 waivers rightfully get a lot of attention – they are a prime (and powerful) pathway for states to innovate. So naturally when thinking about advancing health equity in Medicaid we turned to thinking about how to use 1115s. A🧵

[Linda Elam @lin_elam]

@HeatherHHoward @pboozang States can use #Medicaid #Section1115 demonstrations to advance eligibility expansions and continuity of coverage innovations aimed at advancing #healthequity.

[Linda Elam @lin_elam]

@HeatherHHoward @pboozang States can implement strategies that center and advance #healthequity at each stage of the #Section1115 lifecycle, which includes planning and design, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation.

[Linda Elam @lin_elam]

@HeatherHHoward @pboozang #Section1115 demonstrations are a powerful tool to advance #healthequity. States can incorporate equity components in demonstration renewals; develop new, equity-focused demonstrations; and evaluate the impacts of existing demonstrations on #healthequity.

[Linda Elam @lin_elam]

Dying in a Leadership Vacuum | NEJM https://t.co/1SWNyYb64o

[Linda Elam @lin_elam]

@OmariNBCSD @StephanieElam That egg has been there for a long time with no signs of life. Welcome to Jurassic Park.