Highlights recent findings on the effectiveness of medically tailored meals and the impacts these programs have on hospitalizations, patient costs, and clinical outcomes, and also outlines implementation considerations.
This webinar will feature representatives from Medicaid agencies in California, Iowa, and Tennessee, who will discuss how they are building the Medicare knowledge needed to successfully advance integrated Medicare-Medicaid programs.
State policymakers can use this resource roundup to understand emerging best practices for member engagement, with a focus on adults with complex needs.
Systematic review shows produce prescription programs improve food security, reduce blood glucose levels among patients with diabetes, and have mixed evidence for other health outcomes.
This toolkit provides key considerations and templates for state Medicaid leaders seeking to establish coverage, payment, and policy guidance for community health workers.
Offers insight into the evidence base on carving-in behavioral health care into managed care and considerations for states interested in implementing this approach.
Highlights how community HUBs support community health workers in addressing individuals’ health and social needs through a standardized approach and outcomes-based payment to foster community-level change.
Sharon Bean and Ernest Egu, MD, discuss their corrections-health partnership that has reduced the risk of overdose among people leaving jail by offering medication for addiction treatment.
Colleen McGregor and Kurt Sheppard from Banner University Health Plan discuss how the plan has promoted and sustained member and community engagement through their member advisory councils and committees.
This study offers a standardized approach for embedding community health workers into primary care, providing a valuable framework for health systems aiming to integrate this workforce.
This brief offers tips for managed care organizations and Medicaid agencies on how to incorporate community health worker expertise when building or enhancing CHW programs.
Breaks down CMS’ new payment model for comprehensive dementia care, explores the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) model, and highlights resources available to help GUIDE providers succeed.
Understand the implications of a recent federal rule designed to enhance care coordination for people with substance use disorder by allowing greater information-sharing among providers.
Kathryn Jantz from HealthBegins, discusses how health care organizations and community-based organizations can use an return on investment calculator to support partnerships that address patients’ health-related social needs.
Profiles the Serious Illness Care Program, a model that supports providers in having proactive, emotionally safe conversations with seriously ill patients about their values and goals, to better guide end-of-life care.