A Turning Point in Medicare Policy: Guiding Principles for New Flexibility Under Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill How to implement the new Medicare benefits. Implementation Tool July 2019
Addressing Health Equity through Health and Housing Partnerships Strategies for health centers and supportive housing providers to advance health equity by partnering to provide person-centered care. Implementation Tool May 2019
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
The ROI Calculator for Partnerships to Address the Social Determinants of Health A web-based financial tool that helps navigate partnerships between health care organizations and social service organizations. Implementation Tool August 2018
Going Beyond Clinical Care to Reduce Health Care Spending A regional approach to health care transformation. Peer-Reviewed Article July 2018
Permanent Supportive Housing: Evaluating the Evidence for Improving Health Outcomes Among People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness Permanent supportive housing shows mixed results in improving health outcomes and health care costs for people experiencing chronic homelessness. Brief/Report July 2018
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
Investing in Social Services as a Core Strategy for Healthcare Organizations: Developing the Business Case This resource explains how to invest in social services as a business strategy. Implementation Tool March 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
Diffusion of Community Health Workers Within Medicaid Managed Care: A Strategy to Address Social Determinants of Health New Mexico’s model to deploy community health workers is now replicated in 12 states. Case Example July 2017
Improving Care for High-Need, High-Cost Medicare Patients This Bipartisan Policy Center report makes policy recommendations to allow Medicare to pay for non-medical supports and services. Brief/Report April 2017
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
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