Population Health Branch

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Population Health Branch within the Division of Quality and Population Health ensures that the Medicaid population has access to quality services and resources to improve health outcomes of the entire population it serves.

The Population Health Branch focuses on increasing collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to help increase Medicaid members’ access to care and to improve their overall health outcomes.​​​​


​​Community Health Workers

Community Health Worker services will be billable beginning July 1, 2023.  For more information please review the following materials:

Frequently Asked Questions

Presentation Slides​


For any questions or concerns please contact the Population Health Branch  

May 2025 Health Observances


Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month

Arthritis Awareness Month

Better Hearing and Speech Month

Better Sleep Month

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

Brain Cancer Awareness Month

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes Awareness Month

Food Allergy Awareness Month

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month

Healthy Vision Month

Hepatitis Awareness Month 

Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month

Lupus Awareness Month

Lyme Disease Awareness Month

Maternal Mental Health Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

National Asthma and Allergies Awareness Month

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month

National High Blood Pressure Education Month

National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

National Nurses Month

National Osteoporosis Awareness Month

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

National Stroke Awareness Month

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

National Teen Self-Esteem Month

National Women’s Health Month

Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month

Older Americans Month

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

Psoriatic Arthritis Action Month

Tourette’s Awareness Month