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Community Engagement Interventions to Improve Health Equity

Understand emerging evidence and best practices for implementing community engagement interventions to better meet community needs and improve health equity.

Collection

March 2024

Cost Reduction and Utilization Patterns in a Medicare Accountable Care Organization Using Home-Based Palliative Care Services

A home-based palliative care program leads to reductions in hospitalizations and total cost of care, along with an increase in the use of hospice care.

Peer-Reviewed Article

November 2023

Rural Community Paramedicine Toolkit

Toolkit offers health care stakeholders in rural areas with practical information to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of community paramedicine programs.

Implementation Tool

June 2020

Changes in Care Associated with Integrating Medicare and Medicaid for Dual-Eligible Individuals

Fully integrated dual-eligible special needs plans increase the use of home- and community-based services, but have limited impact on inpatient and emergency department visits and length of nursing home stays.

Peer-Reviewed Article

December 2023

Medicare Care Choices Model Improved End-of-Life Care, Lowered Medicare Expenditures, and Increased Hospice Use

Medicare model allowing concurrent coverage of hospice care and treatment improves end-of-life care and reduces total costs.

Peer-Reviewed Article

November 2023

Direct Care Workforce: State Policy Resource Guide

State policy recommendations to improve the recruitment, retention, and training of the direct care workforce.

Brief/Report

January 2022

Respite Care Resource Guide

This report identifies policy strategies for states to expand access to respite care for caregivers.

Brief/Report

January 2022

Family Caregiver Strategy Action Guide for MLTSS Plans

Recommendations for how managed long-term services and supports plans can better raise awareness of and increase support for family caregivers.

Brief/Report

January 2022

Measuring Quality in Home and Community Based Services (HCBS): Key Considerations for Health Plans

Guidance for health plans for improving quality of home- and community-based services.

Implementation Tool

December 2022

The Role of Community Health Workers in the Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A telephone-based community health worker program offered critical supports for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peer-Reviewed Article

February 2023

A Housing and Health Collaboration: Mount Rubidoux Manor and Inland Empire Health Plan

Embedding a health navigator in a senior housing community improved residents’ sense of physical, mental, and social well-being.

Case Example

January 2021

Medicare-Medicaid Integrated Care Programs

Curates evidence behind three fully integrated care program models for people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, as well as practical strategies that support effective implementation of these programs.

Collection

December 2023

Association Between ICD-10 Codes for Social Needs and Subsequent Emergency and Inpatient Use

An association between Z code assignment and increased emergency and inpatient health care utilization presents opportunities for targeted interventions that address patients' social needs.

Peer-Reviewed Article

November 2023

A Clinical Pathway to Well-Being: Putting Patient Priorities at the Center of Care

A care management model designed to center patients’ health priorities shows promising results.

Peer-Reviewed Article

October 2023

Long-Term Care Equality Index 2023

The Long-Term Care Equality Index advocates for LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and procedures in long-term care settings.

Implementation Tool

December 2023

Minority Older Adults’ Access to and Use of Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

Qualitative research reveals key facilitators of access to PACE programs among Black and Latino older adults.

Peer-Reviewed Article

November 2022

Using Health Homes to Integrate Care for Dually Eligible Individuals: Washington State’s Experiences

Case study explores the unique structure of Washington State’s demonstration under the federal Financial Alignment Initiative, including summary of results to date.

Case Example

February 2019

A New Approach to Integrating Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Idaho’s Medicare Medicaid Coordinated Plan

Idaho's innovative Medicare Medicaid Coordinated Plan offers valuable lessons for states nationwide.

Case Example

December 2018

Evaluating the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

Case studies and evidence on how PACE organizations adapted to challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brief/Report

March 2022

Comparing Outcomes for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries in Integrated Care: Final Report

Report analyzes evidence on integrated care models in comparison to non-integrated Medicare Advantage plans.

Brief/Report

September 2021

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Community Engagement Interventions to Improve Health Equity

Cost Reduction and Utilization Patterns in a Medicare Accountable Care Organization Using Home-Based Palliative Care Services

Rural Community Paramedicine Toolkit

Changes in Care Associated with Integrating Medicare and Medicaid for Dual-Eligible Individuals

Medicare Care Choices Model Improved End-of-Life Care, Lowered Medicare Expenditures, and Increased Hospice Use

Direct Care Workforce: State Policy Resource Guide

Respite Care Resource Guide

Family Caregiver Strategy Action Guide for MLTSS Plans

Measuring Quality in Home and Community Based Services (HCBS): Key Considerations for Health Plans

The Role of Community Health Workers in the Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Housing and Health Collaboration: Mount Rubidoux Manor and Inland Empire Health Plan

Medicare-Medicaid Integrated Care Programs

Association Between ICD-10 Codes for Social Needs and Subsequent Emergency and Inpatient Use

A Clinical Pathway to Well-Being: Putting Patient Priorities at the Center of Care

Long-Term Care Equality Index 2023

Minority Older Adults’ Access to and Use of Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

Using Health Homes to Integrate Care for Dually Eligible Individuals: Washington State’s Experiences

A New Approach to Integrating Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Idaho’s Medicare Medicaid Coordinated Plan

Evaluating the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

Comparing Outcomes for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries in Integrated Care: Final Report