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Assessment of the Massachusetts Flexible Services Program to Address Food and Housing Insecurity in a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization

A program to connect Medicaid ACO enrollees with nutrition and housing-related services demonstrated early indications of effectiveness.

Peer-Reviewed Article

June 2023

Addressing the Complex Needs of Older Adults through Strong Community-Based Organization and Health Plan Partnerships

This webinar highlighted one successful CBO-health plan partnership model to explore why they entered into a partnership, how they put their contract into practice, and outcomes of the partnership so far.

Webinar

June 2023

Supporting Food & Nutrition Security Through Healthcare

A guide for health care organizations on evidence-based strategies to implement food and nutrition security programs.

Brief/Report

June 2023

Addressing Health-Related Social Needs Via Community Resources: Lessons From Accountable Health Communities

Barriers to community social services to address health-related social needs persist despite screening and referral programs in clinical settings.

Peer-Reviewed Article

May 2023

Integration on the Frontlines of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Associations with Perceived Care Quality, Health Equity, and Satisfaction

Integrated care in MassHealth ACOs varies greatly across primary care practice type and is associated with greater ability to improve care quality and advance health equity.

Peer-Reviewed Article

May 2023

Crisis Response Model Preferences of Mental Health Care Clients With Prior Misdemeanor Arrests and of Their Family and Friends

A nonpolice response model was the first choice for mental health crisis response among people with serious mental illness and their family members.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2023

Community Health Worker Programs in Primary Care

Curates recent evidence behind community health worker programs that support people with complex health and social needs, as well as practical strategies to support effective implementation of these programs.

Collection

April 2023

Community Health Worker Integration with and Effectiveness in Health Care and Public Health in the United States

Community health worker interventions are effective for improving health behaviors and outcomes and reducing health care costs for people with chronic disease.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2023

Dementia Care Navigation: Building Toward a Common Definition, Key Principles, and Outcomes

An expert panel proposed key principles for designing care navigation programs for persons living with dementia and their caregivers.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2023

Lifting the Veil How Networks Form Operate Struggle and Succeed

This report highlights challenges of network-based contracting between health care entities and community-based organizations and shares tips for successful implementation.

Brief/Report

April 2023

The Role of Community Health Workers in the Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A telephone-based community health worker program offered critical supports for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peer-Reviewed Article

February 2023

Partnering with Community Health Workers/Promotores to Adapt, Deliver, and Evaluate a Home-Based Collaborative Care Model to Improve Access to Quality Depression Care for Older Latino Adults

A home-based collaborative care model using community health workers shows reductions in depression and increased connection to services for older adults.

Peer-Reviewed Article

February 2023

Observational Analysis of a Generalized, Health Plan-led Community Health Worker Intervention in Medicaid

Medicaid health plan-led community health worker program showed moderate evidence for increased outpatient care and primary care use.

Peer-Reviewed Article

January 2023

Addiction Care

Curates recent evidence behind newer approaches to addiction care for people who have complex needs, as well as practical strategies to support effective implementation of these programs for people with substance use disorder.

Collection

December 2022

Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Dually Eligible Individuals

Toolkit offers recommendations and examples for screening and interventions that support social connectivity of older adults.

Implementation Tool

November 2022

The Paramedic Will See You Now: Expanding Access to Community-Based Care for People with Complex Needs

Highlighted two community paramedicine programs in New England and rural North Carolina that serve people with complex needs.

Webinar

November 2022

Association of National Expansion of Insurance Coverage of Medically Tailored Meals with Estimated Hospitalizations and Health Care Expenditures in the US

Simulation model estimates that national implementation of medically tailored meal programs for specific populations would achieve over $13.6 billion in cost savings per year.

Peer-Reviewed Article

October 2022

A Patient-Centered Complex Care Research Agenda

Recommendations for building a stronger, more coordinated, and patient-centered complex care evidence base.

Brief/Report

September 2022

Guide to Evidence for Health-Related Social Needs Interventions: 2022 Update

Summarizes evidence on costs of health-related social needs interventions and their impact on utilization and cost of care to inform ROI Calculator users.

Implementation Tool

September 2022

Behavioral Health Service Use Post‐Jail Release and Reduced Risk of Return to Jail

Individuals with behavioral health diagnoses who are released from jails are less likely to return to jail if they receive behavioral health services after release.

Peer-Reviewed Article

September 2022

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Assessment of the Massachusetts Flexible Services Program to Address Food and Housing Insecurity in a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization

Addressing the Complex Needs of Older Adults through Strong Community-Based Organization and Health Plan Partnerships

Supporting Food & Nutrition Security Through Healthcare

Addressing Health-Related Social Needs Via Community Resources: Lessons From Accountable Health Communities

Integration on the Frontlines of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Associations with Perceived Care Quality, Health Equity, and Satisfaction

Crisis Response Model Preferences of Mental Health Care Clients With Prior Misdemeanor Arrests and of Their Family and Friends

Community Health Worker Programs in Primary Care

Community Health Worker Integration with and Effectiveness in Health Care and Public Health in the United States

Dementia Care Navigation: Building Toward a Common Definition, Key Principles, and Outcomes

Lifting the Veil How Networks Form Operate Struggle and Succeed

The Role of Community Health Workers in the Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Partnering with Community Health Workers/Promotores to Adapt, Deliver, and Evaluate a Home-Based Collaborative Care Model to Improve Access to Quality Depression Care for Older Latino Adults

Observational Analysis of a Generalized, Health Plan-led Community Health Worker Intervention in Medicaid

Addiction Care

Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Dually Eligible Individuals

The Paramedic Will See You Now: Expanding Access to Community-Based Care for People with Complex Needs

Association of National Expansion of Insurance Coverage of Medically Tailored Meals with Estimated Hospitalizations and Health Care Expenditures in the US

A Patient-Centered Complex Care Research Agenda

Guide to Evidence for Health-Related Social Needs Interventions: 2022 Update

Behavioral Health Service Use Post‐Jail Release and Reduced Risk of Return to Jail