Overview In addition to health insurance coverage expansions, the Affordable Care Act and related federal and state reforms have ushered in an era of new resources and incentives for hospitals, insurers and other organizations to engage in community-wide efforts to improve health. These incentives...

Overview The S4A Intramural Team's study objective was to understand the variation of inclusion of tribal organizations in community health networks and the predictors of inclusion. Results were presented at the 2021 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) by Kelsey Owsley, MPH. Kyla Bauer & Dr...

Overview This webinar introduces a new S4A study investigating the impact of a novel independent practice association (IPA) formed among community-based social service organizations (CBOs) to address social determinants of health among residents of upstate New York. The Healthy Alliance IPA allows...

Overview Dr. Mays visited Miami to participate in the Florida International University Department of Health Policy and Management Seminar Series. The audience members were provided valuable information on the use of longitudinal data from a national cohort of U.S. communities to estimate geographic...

Overview Public health services and delivery systems have the potential to improve population health and reduce health inequities by intervening on pathways that connect social and economic determinants to health outcomes. This session profiles the developing field of public health services and...

Overview Crowding in or Crowding out? Uncompensated Care and Hospital Participation in Community Health Networks. In this Systems for Action Intramural Research Project, Glen Mays will discuss how to build delivery and financing mechanisms that improve population health. Exactly how strong are the...

Overview Project ACHIEVE examines the comparative effectiveness of care transition programs designed to help hospitalized patients and their caregivers navigate successfully back to home and community settings. Supported by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), ACHIEVE compares...

Overview Objective: The provision of community benefits in exchange for tax-exemption status for Not-for-Profit (NFP) Hospitals has been a health policy area of interest especially as it relates to the adequacy of benefits provided relative to the amount of foregone governmental tax revenue. This...

Overview Facilitating population health and well-being requires organizations and individuals to share information and strategies across systems. Local public health agencies, healthcare providers, and their multi-sectoral partners often lead the way in testing and implementing evidence-based health...

Overview Arizona State University’s Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy (CABHP) held the 18th Annual Summer Institute from July 18-21, 2017. More than 350 professionals from numerous private and state agencies gathered for four days of networking and education. Details Project: Financing and...