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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• Public Charge Ground Of Inadmissibility
• Delayed Hospital Discharge More Than Four Times Higher Among Those Experiencing Homelessness
• Order To Appoint The Receiver In Jensen v. Thornell
• 62.9% Of States Failed To Meet IDEA Requirements In 2026 Determinations
• District Court Ruling Prevents Defunding of State Social Service Grants
• Indiana Medicaid Expansion Beneficiaries Must Meet Three-Month Work Requirement Beginning January 1, 2027
• Nearly 5% Of People Receiving State Mental Health Services Are Homeless
• Code Of Federal Regulations Title 2, Section 200.340: Termination
• Memorandum & Order: New Jersey, et al, v. U.S. Office Of Management & Budget
• Homeless Older Adults More Likely to Obtain Housing With Case Management
• USAA & U.S.VETS Launch Financial Resiliency Program To Prevent Veteran Homelessness
• North Carolina Budget Fully Funds Medicaid, Provides $25 Million To Restart Healthy Opportunities Pilot
• Addendum To The Buncombe County RFP For Detention Facility Health Care Services
• USDA Awards Nearly $20 Million For Projects To Support Child Nutrition Through Local Foods
• Students With Disabilities In General Education Classrooms Increased 25% Between 2013 & 2024

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San Diego County California Awards $27 Million In Family Home Visiting Contracts

In March 2026, the San Diego County, California, Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) awarded four organizations contracts valued at a combined $27 million to provide family home visiting support services (FHVSS). The county anticipates that approximately 623 families will receive home visiting services annually. The contracts were awarded to: Palomar Health Healthy Development Services ($5,821,169) – North Region South Bay Community Services ($5,457,030) – South Region Home Start, Inc. ($8,565,056) – East Region Social… Read

• Oregon Medicaid Launches Nutrition Benefits For Members With Complex Health Conditions
• Multistate Coalition Wins Federal Challenge, Keeps HUD From Imposing Restrictions On Continuum Of Care Funding To Prevent Homelessness
• Mid-Michigan Catholic Charities Sues MDHHS, Alleges Religious Discrimination
• 2026 Determination Letters On State Implementation Of IDEA
• Child Well-Being Declined In 29 States Between 2019 & 2024, Improved In 15 States & Remained Stable In 6 States; Education Losses Drove The Decline

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