In recent years, home-based medical care programs have grown significantly, driven in part by efforts to improve outcomes and address gaps in care for individuals with functional limitations. Hospital at home programs provide acute care in home settings — either as an alternative to traditional hospital admission or to facilitate early hospital discharge. Hospital at home programs expanded under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) initiative, launched in November 2020 to support hospitals during the pandemic and are currently authorized

Provides insights on the impact of Medicaid health homes for people with behavioral health care needs and how to implement these programs.

Shares evidence-based insights on how pharmacists can help improve health outcomes for individuals with complex needs, including Medicaid members, who are disproportionately affected by chronic conditions.

Highlights emerging evidence on the effectiveness of Medicaid ACOs to better support people with complex health and social needs by realigning payment incentives to prioritize high-quality care.

Features a discussion with Michaela Kerrissey, PhD, associate professor of management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on primary care practice experiences with care integration and how Medicaid policy can influence integration.

Highlights emerging evidence on the effectiveness of CM interventions and strategies to scale implementation. It can help inform policymakers, state agencies, health plans, and providers seeking to implement CM effectively.

The Point of Reentry and Transition program connects adults leaving NYC's Rikers Island jail to trauma-informed, patient-centered primary care and other essential health and social services.

Explores evidence on the effectiveness of mobile crisis teams for adults experiencing behavioral health crises and recent funding opportunities that can help scale and implement these vital services.

Shares insights from a panel of national complex care experts who discussed the latest research on addressing social needs in health care and how to translate evidence into practice at the local, state, and national levels.

Provides valuable insights into implementation models and tools designed to support individuals living with dementia and their caregivers, ultimately enhancing their quality of life.

The Better Care Playbook spoke with Elder Angela Overton, Senior Advisor and Director of Faith Community Partnerships at the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care, to discuss the Louisville Community Model of Care Project.