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The Role of Philanthropy in Addressing Health Equity
How can existing health and equity funders play a more catalytic role in reducing health disparities? Our work with nonprofits, community leaders, and innovators offer some insights around where to lean in.
Get to Know…Caleb Allen
Caleb Allen is a Midwest guy. He was born in Illinois and although he grew up in Minnesota, he has always been a huge Chicago Cubs fan. Caleb returned to Illinois to pursue an undergraduate degree in international relations and history from Wheaton College. Upon...
Alternative Payment Models 2.0 – A Renewed Focus on Driving Equitable Health Outcomes
The concept of value-based payment in health care is, in simple terms, payment for care delivery should be tied to the quality of care rather than the volume of services provided. Numerous value-based – a.k.a. alternative payment models (APMs) – have been introduced...
Removing Barriers to Expand Contingency Management for Long-Term Substance Use Disorder Recovery
Despite contingency management’s efficacy, the intervention is rarely available as part of community-based treatment due to murky interpretation of federal and state regulations that suggest government-funded health programs cannot provide financial incentives to beneficiaries and can often be set up in ways that trigger anti-kickback concerns.
Biden’s Strategy to Address National Mental Health Crisis Includes Promising Policy Solutions for Veterans
President Joe Biden’s “Strategy to Address Our National Mental Health Crisis,” as outlined during his State of the Union address, includes two policy solutions that provide hope for improving services for veterans.
Improving Eating Disorder Detection and Treatment
February 21- 27 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. This week we call much needed attention to eating disorders, some of the most complex and difficult to treat behavioral health conditions.