The emergence of the national Transformed Medical Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) provides an efficient way to track the Medicaid workforce to inform national and state efforts to ensure access for Medicaid populations. T-MSIS collects Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) data from US states, territories, and the District of Columbia, including fee-for-service and managed care plan data.

This Health Affairs article article explores the new Medicaid Primary Care Workforce Tracker that the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity developed. This interactive online tool examines the primary care workforce providing health care to Medicaid beneficiaries between 2016 and 2019.