Hennepin Health: a care delivery paradigm for new Medicaid beneficiaries
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Case study. Care models for high-need, high-cost patients
- Author(s):
- Hostetter, Martha, author Klein, Sarah, author McCarthy, Douglas, author
- Contributor(s):
- Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, October 2016
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Community Health Services Delivery of Health Care, Integrated Medicaid Mental Disorders -- therapy Mental Health Services Patient Care Team Social Support Substance-Related Disorders -- therapy Housing Insurance, Health, Reimbursement Humans Minnesota United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- KEY FEATURES. In partnership with social service agencies and nonprofits, this Medicaid accountable care organization proactively identifies members most at risk and provides them with care coordination and social support. TARGET POPULATION. Low-income Medicaid beneficiaries with complex and unmet care needs related to serious mental illnesses, substance abuse problems, and other non-medical challenges. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT. New approaches are needed to reach and serve those newly eligible for Medicaid, who often use emergency departments as their main source of care. BENEFITS. Patients have a single point of contact for navigating both the health care and social services systems. Reduces need for acute care and thus medical costs, enabling shared savings and reinvestment. Early results suggest this approach may also reduce costs for jails and other publicly funded services. LESSONS. This work is extremely time- and resource-intensive, and may require payment reform and broader community participation to spread.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (13 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101719356 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101719356