Providing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage
Outlines practical steps for implementing flexible supplemental benefit offerings in Medicare Advantage plans.
Brief/Report
Subtopics
Cross-Referenced Topics
Populations
Audiences
Content Types
State
Displaying 41 - 60 of 70
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
As It Grows, Medicare Advantage Is Enrolling More Low-Income and Medically Complex Beneficiaries
The proportion of low-income, frail, and medically complex individuals enrolled in Medicare Advantage is increasing.
Brief/Report
Linking Health And Social Services Through Area Agencies On Aging Is Associated With Lower Health Care Use And Spending
Multisector partnerships that include Area Agencies on Aging may reduce health care use and spending.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Assessing The Capacity Of Local Social Services Agencies To Respond To Referrals From Health Care Providers
Health care systems may need to tailor screening and referral approaches for social needs, as some needs may be less likely to be met by social service organizations.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Health Care Access Now: Calculating the ROI of a Care Coordination Program to Address Social Determinants of Health
Demonstrating return-on-investment to advance effective business relationships between community-based organizations and health care partners.
Case Example
Homage: Calculating the ROI of a Partnership to Meet the Health-Related Social Needs of Medicare Advantage Plan Members
How can a community-based organization demonstrate the two-way financial benefits of partnering with a health plan?
Case Example
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System
Strategies for reducing the impact of social isolation and loneliness on older adults.
Brief/Report
Integrating Community Health Workers on Quality Improvement Teams: Lessons from the Field
Tips on integrating community health workers into quality improvement teams to address patients’ social needs.
Implementation Tool
Cost-Effective Care Coordination for People with Dementia at Home
A multidisciplinary care coordination program for older adults with dementia demonstrated a positive return on investment and Medicaid cost savings.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Community Engagement Toolkit: A Participatory Action Approach Towards Health Equity and Justice
A set of resources and strategies to help health care stakeholders foster authentic, effective community engagement that drives local policy and program change.
Implementation Tool
Impact of Social Needs Navigation on Utilization Among High Utilizers in a Large Integrated Health System
Impact of social needs navigation program on future utilization of patients with prior high utilization.
Peer-Reviewed Article
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.
Brief/Report
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
Support and Services at Home Evaluation: SASH Evaluation Findings, 2010-2016
Program based in affordable housing sites for older adults and people with disabilities has favorable impact on Medicare and Medicaid expenditures and helps residents remain in community settings.
Brief/Report
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
Subtopics
Cross-Referenced Topics
Populations
Audiences
Content Types
State
Displaying 41 - 60 of 70
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
As It Grows, Medicare Advantage Is Enrolling More Low-Income and Medically Complex Beneficiaries
The proportion of low-income, frail, and medically complex individuals enrolled in Medicare Advantage is increasing.
Brief/Report
Linking Health And Social Services Through Area Agencies On Aging Is Associated With Lower Health Care Use And Spending
Multisector partnerships that include Area Agencies on Aging may reduce health care use and spending.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Assessing The Capacity Of Local Social Services Agencies To Respond To Referrals From Health Care Providers
Health care systems may need to tailor screening and referral approaches for social needs, as some needs may be less likely to be met by social service organizations.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Health Care Access Now: Calculating the ROI of a Care Coordination Program to Address Social Determinants of Health
Demonstrating return-on-investment to advance effective business relationships between community-based organizations and health care partners.
Case Example
Homage: Calculating the ROI of a Partnership to Meet the Health-Related Social Needs of Medicare Advantage Plan Members
How can a community-based organization demonstrate the two-way financial benefits of partnering with a health plan?
Case Example
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System
Strategies for reducing the impact of social isolation and loneliness on older adults.
Brief/Report
Integrating Community Health Workers on Quality Improvement Teams: Lessons from the Field
Tips on integrating community health workers into quality improvement teams to address patients’ social needs.
Implementation Tool
Cost-Effective Care Coordination for People with Dementia at Home
A multidisciplinary care coordination program for older adults with dementia demonstrated a positive return on investment and Medicaid cost savings.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Community Engagement Toolkit: A Participatory Action Approach Towards Health Equity and Justice
A set of resources and strategies to help health care stakeholders foster authentic, effective community engagement that drives local policy and program change.
Implementation Tool
Impact of Social Needs Navigation on Utilization Among High Utilizers in a Large Integrated Health System
Impact of social needs navigation program on future utilization of patients with prior high utilization.
Peer-Reviewed Article
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.
Brief/Report
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
Support and Services at Home Evaluation: SASH Evaluation Findings, 2010-2016
Program based in affordable housing sites for older adults and people with disabilities has favorable impact on Medicare and Medicaid expenditures and helps residents remain in community settings.
Brief/Report
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