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

• North Carolina Healthy Opportunities Pilot Evaluation One-Pager
• Interim Final Rule: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement For Certain Individuals
• Digital Pathways To Consumer Support: A Conversation With Erine Gray, Founder & CEO Of Findhelp
• Homelessness Decreased 3% Between 2024 & 2025
• California Behavioral Health Association Launches Behavioral Health Innovation Institute To Advance Youth Well-Being Through Technology & Community Collaboration
• CVS Health, Diocese of Camden & The Walters Group Unite To Bring Senior Affordable Housing To Williamstown, New Jersey
• Nearly 80% Of Employees With Autism Say Their Manager Determines Whether They Feel Safe Seeking Workplace Support
• Moving Ahead With Social  
• The 2025 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report To Congress
• YesCare Voluntary Petition For Non-Individuals Filing For Bankruptcy, Case Number 26-BK-01089
• Forward Motion On CCBHCs
• Arkansas Medicaid Waiver Renewal Request Would Reinstate Work Requirements For 212,000 ARHOME Beneficiaries
• City Of Costa Mesa Approves $2 Million Shelter Contract With Volunteers Of America Los Angeles
• Michigan Medicaid Expansion Linked To Long-Term Reductions In Medical Debt & Subprime Credit Scores
• Maryland Department Of Legislative Services Fiscal & Policy Note For Senate Bill 323

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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

• ARHOME Section 1115 Demonstration Project Application
• Children With Chronic Health Conditions & Social Needs Had More Than Five Times The Rate Of Elevated School Absenteeism
• Combined Public & Private Cost To Raise A Child To Age 18 Averages $502,152
• Public School Spending Per Pupil Averaged $17,619 In 2024
• 76% Of Salt Lake City Residents With Four Or More Arrests Were Unsheltered Homeless Individuals

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