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S1 Ep200: Who reaches Medicaid patients before they lose coverage? with Colby Takeda of Pear Suite
Starting Jan. 1, most adults who got Medicaid through expansion will have to prove they’re working, in school, in job training or doing community service to keep their coverage under the 2025 reconciliation law known as H.R. 1. A recent survey found 44% of Medicaid members unprepared. Colby Takeda, M.P.H., MBA, co-founder and CEO of Pear Suite, says states and health plans are turning to community health workers to reach them.
Medical Economics Associate Editor Austin Littrell sat down with Takeda, whose company helps community health workers contract with health plans and get paid. Takeda…
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