Amerigroup Washington Provides $200,000 in Scholarships to Help Tribal Communities Enhance Behavioral and Dental Healthcare Workforce

Amerigroup Washington, one of the state’s coordinators of Medicaid managed healthcare benefits, presented two $100,000 checks to the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB), during its 2023 Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Symposium in Spokane. The funds will equally go toward supporting and expanding NPAIHB’s Behavioral Health Aide Program and its Dental Health Aide Program by creating scholarships for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people to become Behavioral Health Aides (BHAs) and Dental Health Aides (DHAs) who will serve within their Tribal communities.

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