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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• National Alliance To End Homelessness & Women’s Development Corporation v. HUD
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• Seattle Seeks Community-Based Interventions To Combat Toll Of Gun Violence
• Catala et al v. New York
• Friends Of The Poor & Catherine McAuley Center Unite To Expand Services For Vulnerable Families
• Kentucky Department Of Juvenile Justice Emergency Regulation
• USDA Terminates Household Food Security Reports Described As Redundant
• Federal Administration For Children & Families Selects Five States To Launch TANF Pilots With New Outcomes Measurement
• VA Awards Nearly $36 Million In Grants To Fight Veteran Homelessness In Washington State
• USDA Terminates Redundant Food Insecurity Survey
• U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs Awards $84 Million In Grants To Fight Veteran Homelessness
• Social Current Launches Five & Rising To Assist Social Sector Communities
• VA Awards Nearly $13 Million To Fight Veteran Homelessness In Montana
• Loneliness & Social Isolation Can Cost Nations From More Than $2 Billion To $25 Billion Annually
• R.M., & A.B., et al, v. New York State Office Of Mental Health; New York City Department Of Health & Mental Hygiene; New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation

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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

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