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

• Navigating Regulator & Payer Silos To Better Serve The Whole Person: A Discussion With James Stewart
• Coalition On Homelessness, et al v. City And County Of San Francisco, et al, No. 23-15087 (9th Cir. 2024)
• Oregon Health Authority School-Based Health Centers 2025 Status Update
• SacValley MedShare Launches NinePatch Platform To Transform Whole Person Care & Community Health Across California
• Habitat For Humanity In Ontario, Canada, Breaks Ground On Accessible Affordable Housing For Women With Developmental Disabilities
• CMS Approval Of Healthy Texas Women 1115 Medicaid Waiver
• Ohio Juvenile Justice Working Group Report
• Alameda County Allocates Homelessness Funding Raised Through A Local Sales Tax
• 17% Of Adults With I/DD Who Receive State DD Services Have A Paid Job & 42% Of The Unemployed Group Want To Work 
• LADD In Cincinnati, Ohio, Breaks Ground On Independent Living Units For Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities
• Majority Of States Need Assistance To Meet Targets For The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
• SNAP Benefits Linked To Slower Cognitive Decline Among Low-Income Older Adults
• Minnesota Medicaid Moves To Terminate Its Housing Stabilization Program Due To Fraud Investigation
• Alameda County, California Measure W Allocation Framework
• The Housing/Health Overlap

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North Carolina Ends Medicaid HRSN Pilots Despite Savings & Fewer ED Visits

On July 1, 2025, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) ended the Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOP), which was enabled using Medicaid funds to pay for non-medical health related social needs (HRSNs). NCDHHS had been planning to expand the program statewide as late as March 2025 but the state’s General Assembly did not include funding for state fiscal years 2026 and 2027. A program evaluation found that HOP participation reduced spending on… Read

• Alameda County, California Board Of Supervisors Update: Approve The Following Recommendations Related To Measure W
• Intent To Terminate Housing Stabilization Services Benefit
• 2025 Determination Letters On State Implementation Of IDEA
• Addressing Loneliness & Isolation In Individuals With I/DD & Mental Health Challenges: A Look At The Friendship Project From Advocates
• Department Of Labor Withdraws Proposal To End Subminimum Wage For Workers With Disabilities

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