Advancing Health Equity Through Community Health Workers and Peer Providers: Mounting Evidence and Policy Recommendations
The value of community health workers in advancing health equity.
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Cross-sector Collaboration for Vulnerable Populations Reduces Utilization and Strengthens Community Partnerships
A unique cross-sector partnership involving health care, police, and emergency services improved health care utilization in this rural health system pilot.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation’s Health
Recommendations for integrating social and health care to improve the nation’s health.
Brief/Report
Patterns of Collaboration among Health Care and Social Services Providers in Communities with Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs
Community approaches to reducing care utilization and costs.
Peer-Reviewed Article
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
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
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
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
Going Beyond Clinical Care to Reduce Health Care Spending
A regional approach to health care transformation.
Peer-Reviewed Article
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
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
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
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
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
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Populations
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State
Displaying 41 - 54 of 54
Cross-sector Collaboration for Vulnerable Populations Reduces Utilization and Strengthens Community Partnerships
A unique cross-sector partnership involving health care, police, and emergency services improved health care utilization in this rural health system pilot.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation’s Health
Recommendations for integrating social and health care to improve the nation’s health.
Brief/Report
Patterns of Collaboration among Health Care and Social Services Providers in Communities with Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs
Community approaches to reducing care utilization and costs.
Peer-Reviewed Article
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
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
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
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
Going Beyond Clinical Care to Reduce Health Care Spending
A regional approach to health care transformation.
Peer-Reviewed Article
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
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
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
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
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