This Tradeoffs podcast episode dives deep into how medical respite works, the problem it’s trying to solve, the evidence behind it, what’s fueling its recent growth, and what barriers remain in its way.

Explores what too often goes wrong for Black patients during the course of a serious illness, and how Medicare incentives and requirements could help address these alarming issues.

Profiles the ONE Health program at Regional One Health in Memphis, Tennessee, which focuses on uninsured individuals and has achieved reductions in emergency department use and inpatient care, resulting in savings to reinvest in care improvements.

A conversation with Dennis Heaphy, MPH, Med, MDiv, policy analyst and health justice advocate at the Massachusetts Disability Policy Consortium, about findings from a study that he co-authored on the impact of engaging members with disabilities in care planning and care coordination.

Highlights key challenges in communicating about complex care and tips from a new resource that can help make it easier to communicate about complex care.

Shares five principles to consider in building a strong partnership with finance leaders to improve complex care programs.

Details recommendations from leaders in the complex care field for selecting measures as part of a strong value case.

Features a conversation with Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH, professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, that explores opportunities to use value-based payment strategies to support telehealth for people with complex needs.

Lead researchers discuss the evaluation of NavSTAR, an intervention designed to reduce hospital readmissions by combining substance use disorder consultation services with intensive case management and linkages to community resources.

Features the viewpoints of complex care leaders on how the pandemic and efforts to improve health equity have impacted their complex care business models.

Highlights the efforts of two Medicare Advantage plans ― UCare in Minnesota and UPMC Health Plan in Pennsylvania ― to provide supplemental benefits to family caregivers.

Shares key themes from a panel discussion that explored how to translate research findings into decision making for complex care program design and improvements.

Profiles the Care Ecosystem program, developed at the University of California, San Francisco, that is using care team navigators to support older adults with dementia who are living at home and their caregivers.

Profiles the Rush Caregiver Intervention at Rush University Medical Center, that is working to transform how the health care system interacts with family caregivers, while providing programs and services that support caregivers and their family members.

Profiles Landmark Health, company to bring comprehensive care to the homes of older adult patients with multiple chronic conditions.

Profiles CAPABLE, is a participant-driven model that improves function by addressing the home environment and using the strengths of the older adults themselves.

Details a partnership between Commonwealth Care Alliance, a non-profit community-based payer and provider serving people with significant needs, and Hearth, a non-profit community-based organization focused on ending elder homelessness, to provide permanent supportive housing for eligible individuals.

This Tradeoffs podcast episode explores how states and the federal government are grappling with if and how they should permanently change policies around telehealth and addiction treatment post-pandemic.

Details NCQA's person-driven outcome measures and how they can be used to improve care for people with complex health and social needs.

Explores the epidemiology and characteristics of homebound older adults, inequities they face, and reimagines care delivery for this population.