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The Importance of Integrated Care Models that Address Medical, Behavioral, and Social Health Needs
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The Importance of Integrated Care Models That Address Medical, Behavioral, and Social Health Needs

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This blog highlights Advancing Integrated Models, a new Center for Health Care Strategies initiative providing the opportunity to align the delivery of critical components of high-quality care for individuals with complex medical and social needs, including: complex care management; trauma-informed care; physical and behavioral health integration; and mechanisms to address health-related social needs.

Innovative plans for supporting integration are emerging across the eight pilot sites who are employing a wide range of creative, “from the ground up” solutions. Those strategies include:

  • Redefining risk algorithms
  • Expanding the application of trauma-informed care
  • Committing to human-centered design
  • Pursuing innovative payment model
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Ensuring That Money Intended for Health Equity is Well Spent

publication highlights how a national framework to measure equity can help state and local jurisdictions employ American Rescue Plan Act funds as intended — and hold city, county and state leaders accountable for focusing on equity in their decision-making and programmatic choices.

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The Process of Partnering with Community Members: Preliminary Findings

This brief presents lessons learned about the community partnership process from a series of interviews and a focus group with community members engaging in cross-sector collaboratives.

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Community Member Experiences with Collaboratives: Preliminary Findings

This brief presents findings from interviews and a focus group with 15 community members who have participated in, and in some cases been affected by, cross-sector collaboratives in their communities.