The Affordable Care Act (ACA), along with Medicaid expansion, was expected to reduce the rising burden on hospitals from uncompensated care provision to uninsured people while creating new resources and incentives for hospitals to contribute to disease prevention and health promotion activities. By...

This study examines how the allocation of resources across medical, social, and public health services at the county level influences the relative success in controlling the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic. The project focuses on resource allocation decisions across sectors as a collective...

This study evaluates the effectiveness of California’s Whole Person Care (WPC) initiative in coordinating health and social services for Medicaid beneficiaries with complex needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Projects underway in 26 counties engage Medicaid health plans, medical providers, mental...

Systems for Action (S4A) grantees are working in a broad range of research areas to identify effective strategies for aligning medical, social, and public health systems in ways that promote health equity in American communities. Below we highlight grantee work on a handful of topics. S4A will...

Fisher, Elisa M., et al. “Aligning Social and Health Care Services: The Case of Community Care Connections.” Preventive Medicine, vol. 143, Feb. 2021, p. 106350. PubMed, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106350. Details Resource: Article Related: Grantee Research Project

O’Connell, Daniel J., et al. “Linking Individuals on Probation to Health Care: A Pilot Randomized Trial.” Health & Justice, vol. 8, no. 1, Mar. 2020, p. 8. Springer Link, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-020-00110-w. Details Resource: Article Related: Grantee Research Project

Pierre, Jennifer, et al. “Building a Culture of Health at the Neighborhood Level Through Governance Councils.” Journal of Community Health, vol. 45, no. 4, Aug. 2020, pp. 871–79. PubMed, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-020-00804-0. Details Resource: Article Related: Grantee Research Project

McCullough, J. Mac, et al. “Aligning US Spending Priorities Using the Health Impact Pyramid Lens.” American Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. S2, July 2020, pp. S181–85. ajph.aphapublications.org (Atypon), https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305645. Details Resource: Article Related: Grantee...

Hogg-Graham, Rachel, et al. “Exploring the Capacity of Community-Based Organisations to Absorb Health System Patient Referrals for Unmet Social Needs.” Health & Social Care in the Community, vol. 29, no. 2, 2021, pp. 487–95. Wiley Online Library, https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13109. Details Resource...

Weida, Emily Brown, et al. “Financial Health as a Measurable Social Determinant of Health.” PLOS ONE, vol. 15, no. 5, May 2020, p. e0233359. PLoS Journals, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233359. Details Resource: Article Related: Grantee Research Project