Quick Reference Guide to Promising Care Models This resource is an updated quick reference guide to promising models for people with complex needs. Brief/Report February 2019
Are Medicare Advantage Plans Using New Supplemental Benefit Flexibility to Address Enrollees’ Health-Related Social Needs? Multiple factors, including geographic variation in available resources, may limit take-up among MA plans of new benefit flexibilities. Brief/Report January 2019
Medical Respite for People Experiencing Homelessness: Financial Impacts with Alternative Levels of Medicaid Coverage A financial analysis projected that hospitals and health plans could achieve cost savings by investing in medical respite programs. Peer-Reviewed Article May 2018
Meal Delivery Programs Reduce the Use of Costly Health Care in Dually Eligible Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries Examines how home meal delivery programs show promise for reducing the use of costly health care and decreasing spending for dually eligible individuals. Peer-Reviewed Article April 2018
Using Community Partnerships to Integrate Health and Social Services for High-Need, High-Cost Patients This brief describes new ways for health care to address social determinants of health. Brief/Report January 2018
Bridging the Silos of Service Delivery for High-Need, High-Cost Individuals A study of five programs identified key factors that support collaboration among community-based health and social services. Peer-Reviewed Article March 2016
Overview of Segmentation of High-Need, High-Cost Patient Population There are many promising strategies to segment individuals with complex needs. Here is one conceptual framework. Implementation Tool January 2016
Supporting a Culture of Health: Opportunities to Improve Models of Care for People with Complex Needs Key opportunities include strengthening information technology connections across service providers. Brief/Report September 2015
Medical Respite Programs for Homeless Patients: A Systematic Review Systematic review finds that medical respite programs reduce acute care utilization outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. Peer-Reviewed Article May 2013
Six Features of Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Programs that Cut Hospital Admissions A study showed that some programs reduced hospitalizations by 8 to 33 percent. Peer-Reviewed Article June 2012