Accountable Health
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Resources for States to Address Health Equity and Disparities
/in Policy Toolkits Accountable Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Community Benefit, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Featured Policy Home, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health Health Equity /by NASHP WritersMany states are transforming their health care delivery systems to improve health and control costs. Reducing health disparities — and addressing their social and economic causes — is at the heart of many of these efforts.
Oregon’s Community Care Organization 2.0 Fosters Community Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health
/in Medicaid Managed Care Oregon Featured News Home, Reports Accountable Health, Health Equity, Housing and Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Program Design, Quality and Measurement, Social Determinants of Health /by Neva KayeHow 10 States Connect their Health Improvement Goals to Hospital Community Benefit Investments
/in Policy Charts Accountable Health, Community Benefit, Health Equity, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by NASHP StaffThis resource highlights the goals of 10 states’ health and equity improvement plans, certificate/determination of need processes, and COVID-19 recovery and resilience plans. Policymakers can use the information in this chart and blog to make hospitals’ community benefit investments more accountable and effective by having them reflect state health goals and then measuring their progress. […]
Three States’ Strategies to Improve Behavioral Health Services Delivery through Medicaid Accountable Care Programs
/in Policy Colorado, Minnesota, Rhode Island Featured News Home, Reports Accountable Health, Care Coordination, CHIP, Chronic and Complex Populations, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Equity, Integrated Care for Children, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health, Quality and Measurement, Quality and Measurement /by Neva KayeHow States Can Advance Health Equity while Addressing Health System Costs
/in Health System Costs, Policy Blogs, Featured News Home Accountable Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Community Benefit, COVID-19, Health Equity, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight, Making the Case for Action, Population Health, Quality and Measurement, Social Determinants of Health, Total Cost of Care Benchmark /by Adney RakotoniainaThree States’ Efforts to Use Accountable Care to Improve Oral Health Services in Medicaid
/in Policy Colorado, Maine, Oregon Blogs, Featured News Home Accountable Health, Child Oral Health, CHIP, CHIP, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Oral Health, Population Health, Quality and Measurement /by Neva KayeStates Use Race and Ethnicity Data to Identify Disparities and Inform their COVID-19 Responses
/in COVID-19 State Action Center Blogs, Featured News Home Accountable Health, COVID-19, Health Equity, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Carrie Hanlon and Elinor HigginsThe COVID-19 pandemic is shining a light on well-established racial disparities in health care access and quality, and in social and economic factors affecting health status and outcomes. The racial inequities exposed by case identification and death rates data give states opportunities to improve their responses and interventions. As state and local data becomes available, […]
Resources to Help States Fund Health-Related Social and Economic Needs
/in Policy Charts, Reports Accountable Health, Blending and Braiding Funding, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Community Benefit, Housing and Health, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Elinor Higgins and Amy ClaryFederal funding can help states improve housing, employment, and other life conditions for their vulnerable residents. This table highlights new programs, including public-private investment opportunities from the US Treasury, integrated care models from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, and recent federal initiatives to combat the opioid crisis. It also features key longstanding sources, […]
States Guide the Governance of Accountable Health Entities to Promote Community Health and Engagement
/in Policy Blogs Accountable Health, Health Equity, Housing and Health, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Amy ClaryAt least 12 states are developing accountable health models to improve health and control costs by addressing health-related community needs, such as transportation, recreation, and housing. Their goals include building healthy communities and improving health equity through cross-sector partnerships, and their organizational and governance structures are evolving to reach these goals. In these accountable health […]
Governing Accountable Health Entities: Examples from 12 States
/in Policy California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington Charts Accountable Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Equity, Health System Costs, Housing and Health, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by NASHP StaffMore than a dozen states are developing accountable health models to improve population health and control costs by addressing community needs, such as transportation, recreation, and housing. These entities’ mission — to build healthy communities through cross-sector partnerships — is supported by innovative and evolving governance structures. This NASHP chart and a companion blog highlight […]
States Develop New Approaches to Improve Population Health Through Accountable Health Models
/in Policy California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington Blogs, Reports Accountable Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Health IT/Data, Housing and Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Quality and Measurement, Social Determinants of Health, Value-Based Purchasing Accountable Health /by Amy Clary, Tina Kartika, Jill Rosenthal and Elinor Higgins