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...

This study, funded as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Systems for Action research program, evaluates the feasibility of a modified Church-based home visiting program that aims to align health and social services for households with young children and dismantle forms of structural racism faced by these households. The program to be modified and tested is delivered by Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton New Jersey, a predominantly Black congregation, with the goal of reducing adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and promoting positive childhood experiences within historically marginalized families and communities.

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Williams, Venice Ng, et al. “Changes in Cross-Sector Collaboration between Nurse Home Visitors and Community Providers in the United States: A Panel Survey Analysis.” Health Services Research, vol. 59, no. S1, 2024, p. e14242. Wiley Online Library, https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14242. Details...