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Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill: An Opportunity to Provide Comprehensive Supports for Medicare Beneficiaries with Complex Needs

Explores the opportunity for Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill to provide supports for Medicare beneficiaries with complex needs.

Blog

March 2021

A Roadmap for Health Plans to Provide Special Supplemental Benefits to Medicare Advantage Members

Highlights action steps for Medicare Advantage plans to provide Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill.

Blog

March 2021

Navigating the Challenges of Cross-Sector Partnerships to Meet the Needs of Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Analyzes survey results and addresses how many community-based organizations are contracting with health care partners, the nature of these partnerships, challenges with contracting, and collaborative solutions.

Blog

March 2021

The Critical Role of Area Agencies on Aging in Addressing the Health-Related Social Needs of Older Adults

Explores findings from the AAA National Survey conducted by n4a and Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University, which shed light on the wide range of needs that AAAs address in their communities, as well as the expertise their staff bring to meet those needs.

Blog

March 2021

Key Considerations for Health Plans: Partnering with Community-Based Organizations to Address Social Determinants of Health

Guidance on partnering with community-based organizations to provide services such as meal delivery and transportation for dually eligible individuals.

Brief/Report

March 2021

A Social-Return-On-Investment Analysis Of Bon Secours Hospital’s ‘Housing For Health’ Affordable Housing Program

An affordable housing program in Baltimore generates between $1.30-$1.92 of “social return” in the community for every dollar invested annually.

Peer-Reviewed Article

March 2021

Medicare Advantage Plans Offering Expanded Supplemental Benefits: A Look at Availability and Enrollment

Analysis of recent and projected growth of expanded supplemental benefits offered by Medicare Advantage plans — such as meals, transportation, and in-home support services.

Brief/Report

February 2021

Money Moves the Mare: The Response of Community‐Based Organizations to Health Care’s Embrace of Social Determinants

Suggests that community-based organizations are responding to Medicaid redesign efforts that prioritize social determinants of health by adopting practices similar to health care organizations.

Peer-Reviewed Article

January 2021

Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefit Flexibilities: An Early Assessment of Adoption and Policy Opportunities for Expanded Access

Examines the early implementation of Medicare Advantage expanded supplemental benefits, along with policy considerations to promote plan adoption and beneficiary access to these benefits.

Brief/Report

January 2021

“Eyes in the Home”: Addressing Social Complexity in Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care

Home-based primary care programs enable care teams to gain insights on a variety of social factors that impact older adults’ health, which allows them to better tailor care to meet patient needs.

Peer-Reviewed Article

January 2021

The Preventive Effect of Housing First on Health Care Utilization and Costs Among Chronically Homeless Individuals

Demonstrates that Housing First programs and associated support services reduced health care related expenditures for the Massachusetts Medicaid program.

Brief/Report

December 2020

Establishing Partnerships between Health Systems and Community-Based Organizations to Address Social Needs: First-Hand Perspectives from New York City

Features perspectives from leaders at Mount Sinai Health System and AIRnyc, a community-based organization that employs community health workers, on the opportunities and challenges of their partnership when it comes to addressing social needs.

Blog

December 2020

Aligning Social and Health Care Services: The Case of Community Care Connections

Demonstrates that a program assisting older adults with complex needs in navigating medical and social services may lower acute care utilization.

Peer-Reviewed Article

November 2020

Providing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage

Outlines practical steps for implementing flexible supplemental benefit offerings in Medicare Advantage plans.

Brief/Report

November 2020

COVID-19 Social Health Playbook

Presents tools and tips frontline care management staff to address high-risk patients’ unmet social health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Implementation Tool

October 2020

Permanent Supportive Housing With Housing First to Reduce Homelessness and Promote Health Among Homeless Populations With Disability: A Community Guide Systematic Review

Housing First programs reduce homelessness and health care use more effectively than Treatment First approaches.

Peer-Reviewed Article

September 2020

Evidence and Implementation Tools for Community Health Worker Programs: A Brief Resource Review

Shares a diverse set of recent resources for health care organizations interested in developing or expanding community health worker programs.

Blog

August 2020

How a Nonprofit Organization Gets Paid to Address Health-Related Social Needs

Highlights how the Commonwealth Fund's social determinants of health ROI calculator can help community-based organizations and health system partners integrate nonmedical services in a financially sustainable way.

Blog

July 2020

How Community Health Workers and Promotores Can Support Individuals with Complex Needs amid COVID-19

Explored opportunities for health systems and plans to work with CHW/Ps to support high-need individuals, with a focus on addressing the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Webinar

July 2020

Demonstrated Health Care Cost Savings for Women: Findings from a Community Health Worker Intervention Designed to Address Depression and Unmet Social Needs

CHW intervention reduced health care costs and utilization for low-income women with depression.

Peer-Reviewed Article

June 2020

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Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill: An Opportunity to Provide Comprehensive Supports for Medicare Beneficiaries with Complex Needs

A Roadmap for Health Plans to Provide Special Supplemental Benefits to Medicare Advantage Members

Navigating the Challenges of Cross-Sector Partnerships to Meet the Needs of Older Adults and People with Disabilities

The Critical Role of Area Agencies on Aging in Addressing the Health-Related Social Needs of Older Adults

Key Considerations for Health Plans: Partnering with Community-Based Organizations to Address Social Determinants of Health

A Social-Return-On-Investment Analysis Of Bon Secours Hospital’s ‘Housing For Health’ Affordable Housing Program

Medicare Advantage Plans Offering Expanded Supplemental Benefits: A Look at Availability and Enrollment

Money Moves the Mare: The Response of Community‐Based Organizations to Health Care’s Embrace of Social Determinants

Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefit Flexibilities: An Early Assessment of Adoption and Policy Opportunities for Expanded Access

“Eyes in the Home”: Addressing Social Complexity in Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care

The Preventive Effect of Housing First on Health Care Utilization and Costs Among Chronically Homeless Individuals

Establishing Partnerships between Health Systems and Community-Based Organizations to Address Social Needs: First-Hand Perspectives from New York City

Aligning Social and Health Care Services: The Case of Community Care Connections

Providing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage

COVID-19 Social Health Playbook

Permanent Supportive Housing With Housing First to Reduce Homelessness and Promote Health Among Homeless Populations With Disability: A Community Guide Systematic Review

Evidence and Implementation Tools for Community Health Worker Programs: A Brief Resource Review

How a Nonprofit Organization Gets Paid to Address Health-Related Social Needs

How Community Health Workers and Promotores Can Support Individuals with Complex Needs amid COVID-19

Demonstrated Health Care Cost Savings for Women: Findings from a Community Health Worker Intervention Designed to Address Depression and Unmet Social Needs