Empowered Direct Care Worker: Lessons from the Green House Staffing Model Green House model results in improved outcomes for staff and residents compared to traditional nursing home model. Brief/Report January 2022
Implementation and 12-Month Health Service Utilization and Cost Outcomes from a Managed Care Health Plan's Permanent Supportive Housing Program Study details permanent supportive housing program implementation and how this impacts outcomes and costs. Brief/Report December 2021
As It Grows, Medicare Advantage Is Enrolling More Low-Income and Medically Complex Beneficiaries The proportion of low-income, frail, and medically complex individuals enrolled in Medicare Advantage is increasing. Brief/Report May 2020
Targeting High-Need Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage: Opportunities to Address Medical and Social Needs Medicare Advantage plans should identify patients based on medical and social risk factors, not just medical diagnoses. Brief/Report February 2019
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
Ten Questions to Better Understand and Serve Your Complex Care Population California is asking Medicaid patients these ten questions about social and functional needs. Brief/Report April 2018
The CHRONIC Care Act of 2018: Advancing Care for Adults with Complex Needs A brief summarizes what you need to know about the new Chronic Care Act. Brief/Report March 2018
Effective Care for High-Need Patients: Opportunities for Improving Value, Outcomes and Health The National Academy of Medicine offers a synthesis of the evidence for improving care for high-needs patients. Brief/Report June 2017
Medicaid Managed Care Best Practices Compendium This resource collects the most innovative initiatives in Medicaid managed care that emerge each year. Brief/Report January 2017
Tailoring Complex Care Management, Coordination, and Integration for High-Need, High-Cost Patients Improving care for high-need, high-cost patients is a key lever to decrease national health spending. Brief/Report September 2016
Delivery System Reform: Improving Care for Individuals Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid Dual-eligible beneficiaries are often more sick, have greater functional and cognitive impairments, and require more care coordination. Brief/Report September 2016
Payment to Promote Sustainability of Care Management Models for High-Need, High-Cost Patients Provider incentives must be based on Triple Aim outcomes. Brief/Report May 2016
Key Components for Successful LTSS Integration: Lessons from Five Exemplar Plans Successful long-term services and supports programs have a single point of accountability, such as a care manager. Brief/Report April 2016