Medical Homes 101

May 21, 2012

First championed by the American Academy of Pediatrics more than 40 years ago, the medical home is a team-based health care delivery model led by a physician that provides comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated primary and preventive medical care to patients. The development and expansion of the medical home (also referred to as a health home) is a centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act, and the model is quickly becoming a catalyst for multiple reform efforts related to health care delivery, reimbursement, and primary care.

• Access
• Aging
• Behavioral Health
• Disparities
• Foundation Operations
• Health Reform
• Healthy Eating/Active Living
• Maternal and Child Health
• Oral Health
• Public Health
• Public Policy Strategies
• Quality
• Social Determinants of Health