Update & expand strategy related to Medicaid expansion
Ensuring all states expand Medicaid should be a priority area as should ensuring sufficient community capacity in all states to deliver needed services to those with significant health care needs. Beyond that, how can Opening Doors strengthen its role to support/encourage states to go further with Medicaid flexibility to add needed services to the benchmark package (e.g., adult dental, case management, care coordination, etc.)? Some states have successfully implemented waivers, Health Homes, and other mechanisms (even connecting them with housing initiatives), but all states should be targeting comprehensive service packages to chronically ill/homeless populations that fill existing service gaps.