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

• Ethical AI In Behavioral Health: Practical Use Cases That Work
• Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Launches National Program To Bolster Mental Health Diversion Initiatives
• Minnesota To Freeze New Provider Enrollments In 13 Medicaid Social Services At High Risk For Fraud
• Switching To Charter School Improved Performance For Michigan Special Education Students
• 2026 Medicaid & CHIP Beneficiary Profile: Enrollment, Expenditures, Characteristics, Health Status & Experience
• Annual Update Of The HHS Poverty Guidelines
• The ACA Marketplace Plunge: The Most Read OPEN MINDS Industry Resources Of 2025 
• The Composition Of Firm Workforces From 2006–2022: Findings From The Business Dynamics Statistics Of Human Capital Experimental Product
• Scale Is Not Optional: The Growth Imperative For Long-Term Viability
• Mercy To Award Grants Totaling $500,000 For Those In Need Across Five States
• Hawaii & New York Had Highest Rate Of Homelessness In 2024
• New York Announces Investments To Deliver Universal Child Care For Children Younger Than Age 5
• New York City Faces Record Youth Mental Health Crisis
• Findhelp Announces Partnership With SimplePractice To Expand Access To Behavioral Health Care Nationwide
• BRIDGE Housing Opens Kettner Crossing Affordable Housing Community For Seniors In San Diego

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The Housing/Health Overlap

The path for addressing homelessness and housing insecurity appears to be on a new trajectory. An executive order issued last month shifts federal policy on homelessness and housing policy toward involuntary civil commitment (see Executive Order Sets New Federal Policy On Homelessness & Civil Commitment). And last Sunday, August 10, in a social media post, President Trump wrote, “The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY…We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital” (see Trump… Read

• Better Identification, Access To Services Needed To Prevent Youth Homelessness
• Court Order Halts $10 Billion Freeze Of Federal Funds To Five States For Child Care & Support For Families
• Order In New York Et Al., v. Administration For Children & Families Et Al.
• Classrooms, Counselors, Clinics: Building A Mental Health Care Continuum In New York City Public Schools
• Volunteers Of America Eastern Washington Opens Low-Income Housing Dedicated To Veterans In Spokane

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