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Aging and Disability Business Institute Launches New Request for Information Survey on CBO-Health Care Partnerships

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Uncategorized

With your help, we learned in our 2017 Request for Information Survey that aging and disability community-based organizations (CBOs) * across the country are partnering with health care payers and providers to address social and behavioral determinants of health. With our partners at Scripps Gerontology Center, we reported our findings in a brief report and …

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Building Partnerships with Primary Care to Become a Hub for Service Delivery for Older Adults in Our Community

- Dana Schrage Transitional Care Supervisor, Aging Care Connections
Categories: Understand the Landscape

This blog entry describes a care model that community-based organizations (CBOs) working as part of the Aging Network can implement when partnering with local primary care providers.   The last decade has seen health systems move toward payment reforms that incentivize outcomes. There has also been a substantial growth in Medicaid managed care across the …

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Virginia AAA Enables Veterans to Thrive Independently within Own Homes

- Melissa Blake , Director , Veterans-Directed Home and Community, Bay Aging
Categories: Build Your Network

Independence…it’s something we have all been striving for since childhood.  “I can do it by myself.”  “I don’t need any help.”  We may have spoken these words as children or listened as these words were spoken by our aging parents.  As our circumstances change and we become less independent, that desire for independence remains with …

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Nominations for The John A. Hartford Foundation 2018 Business Innovation Award Open until June 11!

- Karen Homer
Categories: Uncategorized

There is growing evidence showing that the majority of health care costs are driven by factors outside of the clinical environment, including the social determinants of health—such as food security, housing instability and quality, and utility and transportation access. Additional evidence shows that functional limitations are associated with higher Medicare costs. Together, these factors have created new incentives …

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Medicare Advantage Policy Spotlight

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Understand the Landscape

Two new policy actions open the door for partnerships between Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and community-based organizations (CBOs). These changes, which expand the flexibility of MA plans to target supplementary benefits to beneficiaries, are detailed in the Business Institute’s new Policy Spotlight. The Policy Spotlight summarizes the new opportunities for CBOs made possible by the …

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Colorado Springs: The Independence Center’s Veteran in Charge Program

- Jennifer Morgan & Richard Petty, Independent Living Research Utilization
Categories: Success Stories

Innovation in integrated care is happening everywhere. From hospitals to health plans, doctors’ offices to outpatient clinics, traditional health care players are increasingly partnering with community-based organizations (CBOs) to deliver critical services that keep people living independently and with dignity in their homes and communities for as long as possible. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) …

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National Academy of Medicine Explores Integration of Social and Health Services

- June Simmons Partners in Care Foundation;, Marisa Scala-Foley, ACL
Categories: Understand the Landscape

The National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) Care Culture and Decision-Making Innovation Collaborative (CCDmIC) recently brought together leading experts to discuss an issue that is rapidly gaining traction as a powerful new direction in American health care: the integration of clinical and social services to meet the goals and needs of individuals coping with complex care …

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Innovative Thinking that Successfully Meets Payers Needs

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Success Stories

This Aging and Disability Business Institute resource features the multi-payer approach to health care contracting implemented by Partners in Care Foundation (Partners), a community-based organization (CBO) located in San Fernando, CA. Partners was successful in securing contracts with Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), but the program was at risk of failing as there was no existing …

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Returns Worth the Investment

- Serena Weisner, Evidence-Based Leadership Council
Categories: Define Your Value Understand the Landscape

Most of us spend our time, money and other resources on “things” that we find worthwhile. Whether those “things” are material purchases or experiences, we desire a return on our investment. A return-on-investment, or ROI, can come in a numeric or monetary return (Net Profit / Total Investment X 100), which is sometimes referred to …

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Improving Care of Older Adults in Patient-Centered Medical Homes

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Understand the Landscape

A new article in the Public Policy and Aging Report highlights the important role of social determinants of health, as well as community-based organizations, in addressing the needs of older adults in Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs). PCMHs are designed to transform primary care delivery while also addressing the triple aim of improved patient experience, population …

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Health Care And Community-Based Organizations Have Finally Begun Partnering To Integrate Health And Long-Term Care

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Define Your Value Evaluate Contracts Get Started Understand the Landscape

This blog was originally published by Health Affairs on February 2, 2018. Community-based organizations such as area agencies on aging (AAAs) and centers for independent living (CILs) have served for decades as cost-effective, trusted, and proven resources for addressing the health-related social needs of older adults and people with disabilities, including long-term care needs. Yet, …

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