Health-Related Social Needs In The Accountable Health Communities Model
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The Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model, launched in 2017 by the
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, screens beneficiaries for
health-related social needs and supports navigation of beneficiaries
with community services.
In two articles released ahead-of-print today, authors discuss
addressing health-related social needs in the Accountable Health
Communities Model.
William Parish and coauthors analyze data from 2015-2021
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to determine Model utilization is associated with reductions in
emergency department visits for both Medicaid and fee-for service
Medicare beneficiaries.
Interviews with participants show navigation services may lead
beneficiaries "to be more proactive in seeking appropriate care."
Collectively, Parish and coauthors' findings "provide mixed evidence
that engaging with beneficiaries who have health-related social needs
can impact health care outcomes."
Jeanette Renaud and coauthors assess the use of community services among
a subset of Model beneficiaries
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with one or more health-related social needs and two or more emergency
department visits in the prior 12 months.
The authors find that "navigation did not significantly increase the
rate of community service provider connections or the rate of [social]
needs resolution, relative to a randomized control group."
Interviews indicate challenges connecting beneficiaries to services and
that even when connections were made, resources often were insufficient
to resolve beneficiaries' needs.
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Health Care Impacts Of Resource Navigation For Health-Related Social
Needs In The Accountable Health Communities Model
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Parish et al.
Addressing Health-Related Social Needs Via Community Resources: Lessons
From Accountable Health Communities
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Jeanette Renaud et al.
Maintaining Coverage Gains During Medicaid Unwinding
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Patricia Boozang et al.
Integrating Behavioral Health In Primary Care: Overcoming Decades Of
Challenges
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Wendy Warring
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