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Committee hears resolution asking DMMA to plan Medicaid coverage for community health workers
Summary
Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR2) would direct Delaware’s Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to produce a plan for Medicaid coverage of community health workers; the committee heard multiple supportive public comments and heard that DMMA is participating in workgroup discussions, but no committee vote was recorded.
Senator Pinckney introduced Senate Joint Resolution 2, co‑sponsored by Representative Kamala Smith, saying the measure would ask the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA) to prepare a plan for covering community health worker (CHW) services under Medicaid. Pinckney described CHWs as “trusted members of the communities they serve” who provide culturally and linguistically specific supports and assist people with health and social needs.
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