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Resource Guide November 20, 2023 Developing CBO Contract Scopes of Work A new resource guide and checklist provide recommendations on how to develop an effective scope of work, based on insights from health care organiz... Read More
Resource Guide November 8, 2023 Increasing Cross-Sector Partnership Opportunities and Improving Financial Acumen The movement to value-based payment models, combined with regulatory changes allowing Medicare Advantage plans to expand supplemental benefits offe... Read More
Resource Guide October 10, 2023 A Health Plan’s Guide to Paying CBOs for Social Care Payment is a critical element of any contract. When negotiating the payment aspects of a contract between a health care entity and a community-base... Read More
Define Your Value, Understand the Landscape September 5, 2023 Network Member Checklist: Considerations for CBOs Deciding to Join a Network New health care policies and quality measures are creating opportunities for the emergence of Community Care Hubs (CCHs or hubs) across the country... Read More
Evaluate Contracts, Resource Guide September 5, 2023 Resources for Developing a Community Care Hub As more community-based organizations explore better ways to address health-related social needs through cross-sector partnerships, Community Care ... Read More
Success Stories July 18, 2023 Past Recipients of The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award Each year, The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award recognizes CBO—health care contracts and partnerships that improve health ou... Read More
Resource Guide June 20, 2023 Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations: Opportunities for Health Plans to Create Value Our newest publication illustrates the benefits of partnerships between community-based organizations (CBOs) and health plans—and cites examples fr... Read More
Success Stories June 7, 2023 Building Collaborative Contracts with Health Care: Mid-America Regional Council and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City’s Response to the Challenges of COVID-19 The latest publication from the Aging and Disability Business Institute, Building Collaborative Contracts with Health Care: Mid-America Regional Co... Read More
Report May 22, 2023 Lifting the Veil: How Networks Form, Operate, Struggle and Succeed A new report, Lifting the Veil: How Networks Form, Operate, Struggle and Succeed, from the Aging and Disability Business Institute and the Scripps ... Read More
Success Stories May 16, 2023 Building Collaborative Contracts with Health Care: Maryland Living Well Center of Excellence, a Division of MAC Inc. Area Agency on Aging and TidalHealth This publication highlights the success of The John A. Hartford Foundation 2022 Business Innovation Award runner up, the Maryland Living Well Cente... Read More
Success Stories February 21, 2023 Creating Regional Networks to Promote Health and Well-Being: A Case Study on Evidence-Based Programs in New England Many Area Agencies on Aging partner with a wide range of local community-based organizations to make evidence-based programs that are accessible to... Read More
Success Stories February 7, 2023 Building Collaborative Contracts with Health Care: Direction Home Akron Canton and Medical Mutual of Ohio Each year, The John A. Hartford Foundation and USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute honor exemplary models of effective contracting pa... Read More
Build Your Network, Understand the Landscape July 19, 2022 AAAs and CBOs Address Social Needs Through Contracts with Health Care Read two new infographics that explore how Area Agencies on Aging and other community-based organizations address the social determinants of health... Read More
Partnership Profile June 30, 2022 What’s in a Name? Part III                                                                                         For the final post in this series, we take a look at the ... Read More
Partnership Profile June 21, 2022 What’s in a Name? Part II                                                                                     For the second post in our blog series, we will look at what ... Read More
Partnership Profile June 7, 2022 What’s in a Name? – Rebranding to Create a Welcoming and Accessible Area Agency on Aging                                                                                     For more than 45 years, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley... Read More
Success Stories March 31, 2022 Partnering with Medicare Advantage Plans on Evidence-Based Approaches to Improve Health Outcomes A new case study shares the successes of AgeSpan, an Area Agency on Aging in northeastern Massachusetts, that improved health outcomes for older ad... Read More
Success Stories March 1, 2022 Pilot Programs Test Business Cases for Providing Benefits Assistance While Contracting with Health Care Entities The Aging and Disability Business Institute worked with two Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) to participate in a pilot testing the business case for p... Read More
Partnership Profile, Success Stories January 20, 2022 Meeting Clients Where They Are, and Providing Intensive Services Read about DayBreak Adult Care Centers\'s pilot program providing intensive services in this piece in Generations Today, part of an ongoing collabo... Read More
Partnership Profile, Success Stories January 19, 2022 Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore and My Care Family Accountable Care Organization Our latest publication, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore and My Care Family Accountable Care Organization, highlights a partn... Read More
Partnership Profile, Success Stories November 19, 2021 Housing Plus: Hebrew SeniorLife’s Embedded Prevention Pilot Reaps Rewards Read about Hebrew SeniorLife\'s program integrating healthcare with housing in this piece in Generations Today, part of an ongoing collaboration be... Read More
Success Stories November 9, 2021 Success Stories: AAAs Take a Person-Centered Approach to Health Care with Washington State Health Home Model A new Success Story, AAAs Take a Person-Centered Approach to Health Care with Washington State Health Home Model, from the Aging and Disability Bus... Read More
Partnership Profile October 18, 2021 Partnership Profile: Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore and My Care Family Accountable Care Organization The Business Institute’s latest publication, Partnership Profile: Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore and My Care Family Account... Read More
Partnership Profile, Success Stories September 23, 2021 Unique Tucson Effort to Bolster Direct Care Workforce Read about the unique effort in Tucson to bolster the direct care workforce in this piece in Generations Today, part of an ongoing collaboration be... Read More
Success Stories September 23, 2021 Success Stories: How Your CBO Can Leverage its Home-Delivered Meals Program to Work with Medicare Advantage Plans This Success Story, published in partnership with Meals on Wheels America, highlights how Meals on Wheels of Albuquerque leveraged a relationship w... Read More