Social Services
The social service market is defined as supports and services related to the social determinants of health such as poverty, food insecurity, lack of education, racism, discrimination, environment, and community conditions. Addressing social determinants of health has become a common strategic conversation in a market focused on whole person care and the value equation. Payers and health plans are taking a more structured approach to addressing social support needs and this opens new possibilities for managers of organizations that provide social support programs that have typically been excluded from health care financing arrangements.
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HHS Mental Health Strategy Calls For Transforming Health & Social Services To Support Equitable & Holistic Care
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Lutheran Social Services Of Illinois Launches New Therapeutic Foster Care Program In Peoria
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North Carolina Medicaid Standard Managed Care Plans Offering ‘In-Lieu-Of Services’ & Value-Added Benefits To Address Social Determinants Of Health
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California Governor Proposes CARE Court—Court-Ordered Treatment Services To Intervene In Homelessness

On April 21, 2022, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) awarded a contract to Copa Health and Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) for a new transitional housing facility for people with serious mental illness (SMI) who are experiencing homelessness. The facility, to be built in downtown Phoenix on the Arizona State Hospital campus,… Read
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- Contra Costa County Medicaid SDOH Program Reduced Hospital Use
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Government Contract Bidding Opportunities
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Government Contract Award Announcements
- North Dakota Awards Project Manager for Medicaid Eligibility Unwinding of the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Contract to Sellers Dorsey
- Maine Awards Veterans' Emergency Financial Assistance Program Administration Services Contract to Fedcap Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
- Maryland's Baltimore County Awards Homeless Outreach Services Contract to Prologue, Inc.
- North Dakota Awards Communicating With Medicaid Members About End of the Public Health Emergency Contract to KAT Communications, Inc.