Chalkbeat published a story about New York State’s plan to change the reimbursement model for School-Based Health Center (SBHC) services. The plan, expected to be implemented May 1st, will transition SBHC care from a fee-for-service model to a Medicaid Managed Care model. This change could have a significant impact on all New York State School-Based Health Centers and the care they provide to students.

Viju Jacob, MD, FAAP, Medical Director and VP of Medical Affairs at Urban Health Plan and Chair of the New York School-Based Health Foundation, along with Panagiotis Sotiropoulos P.A., medical provider at the Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health & Science Charter School and Carolyn O’Neal, LCSW, UHP School Behavioral Health Manager, highlighted the critical role that school-based health centers play in ensuring students have access to primary care, dental, and behavioral health services, which in turn, improves health outcomes and positively affects students’ academic performance.

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