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.

Latest Resources

• Catholic Charities Of Broome County, New York Terminating Family Counseling Program
• Tech With Clinical Impact
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• Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System
• 2025 National Guidelines For A Behavioral Health Coordinated System Of Crisis Care
• Model Definitions For Behavioral Health Emergency, Crisis, & Crisis-Related Services
• KIPP Philadelphia Preparatory Academy Opens A New Wellness Suite To Promote Student Mental Health & Self-Care In Partnership With DTLR & New Balance
• Statewide Recidivism Report For Individuals Released From The California Department Of Corrections & Rehabilitation In Fiscal Year 2019-20
• The FQHC Question
• California Medicaid MCO Health Net Awards $2.6 Million To Hope Cooperative To Connect Justice-Involved People In Reentry To Services 
• California Releases Model Ordinance Banning Homeless Camping
• Just Quit It
• UpValley Family Centers Opens New Hub To Expand Access to Health Care, Legal Aid & Social Services In Calistoga, California
• Supreme Court Decision In A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools
• Supreme Court Decision Allows Students To Sue Schools More Easily For Disability Discrimination

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Maryland Receives Approval For Section 1115 Demonstration Reentry Services Amendment

The Maryland Medicaid program will cover limited pre-release demonstration coverage to certain incarcerated individuals. The plans were noted in an amendment to the state’s “Maryland HealthChoice” section 1115 demonstration which received federal approval on January 13, 2025. The amendment was approved through December 31, 2026. Under this initiative, the state will provide limited pre-release demonstration coverage to certain incarcerated individuals under Medicaid who have also been assessed and determined to have substance use disorder (SUD),… Read

• California Releases RFA For The Proposition 1 Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 2, $800 Million In Grants Available
• Nearly 20% Of Texas School Districts Are Consistently Non-Compliant With IDEA Mandates
• California Interagency Council On Homelessness Guidance: Addressing Encampments
• California Model Ordinance: Addressing Encampments With Urgency & Dignity
• Annual Summary Contracts Report For The City Of New York Fiscal Year 2024

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