Virtual human services delivery has the potential to improve long-standing disparities in service access and outcomes. This brief highlights emerging lessons from the field, identifying considerations for programs to advance equity across all elements of service delivery.
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Advanced SearchPersons in Low-Income Households Have Less Access to Internet Services
March 22, 2021
This factsheet presents estimates of access to internet services for low-income families, as well as differences by demographic characteristics and geography. Key takeaways include:
Report
Availability of Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Areas of High Foster Care Increases
April 26, 2020
Parental opioid use disorder (OUD) is a risk factor for the maltreatment of children and placement into foster care. Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) is an evidence-based treatment for OUD using medications such as methadone and buprenorphine. OAT can help parents enter recovery and reduce the risk of maltreatment, and potentially improve child welfare outcomes.
Report to Congress
Report to Congress: Prescription Drugs: Innovation, Spending, and Patient Access
September 25, 2019
This Report responded to a request from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
Loss of Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Status: Frequency, Contributing Factors and Implications
May 8, 2019
This paper seeks to document the frequency of Medicaid coverage loss among full-benefit dual eligible beneficiaries and identify potential causes for coverage loss. For dual eligible beneficiaries, the loss of full-benefit Medicaid coverage is of concern because most of them do not have an alternative source of health insurance for the services covered by full-benefit Medicaid.
Analysis of Pathways to Dual Eligible Status: Final Report
May 8, 2019
Zhanlian Feng, PhD,Alison Vadnais, MHS, Emily Vreeland, BA, Susan Haber, PhD, Joshua Wiener, PhD, and Bob Baker, BA RTI International Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (46 PDF pages)
Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Program: Impacts on Health Care Utilization, Cost, and Quality
March 28, 2019
This report describes an extension of the RAND Corporation's evaluation of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) grants program.
The Costs and Benefits of Expanding Hepatitis C Screening in the Indian Health Service
October 23, 2018
The Indian Health Service (IHS) serves approximately 2.2 million American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people in the U.S. According to surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, AI/AN populations have the highest incidence of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the highest rate of HCV-related mortality relative to other racial and ethnic groups.
Environmental Scan
Types and Costs of Services for Dual Beneficiaries by Medicare Advantage Health Plans: An Environmental Scan
October 14, 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses the Star Rating program to measure the quality of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, publicly report plan performance, and determine quality bonus payments and rebates for MA plans.
Strategies by Federally-Funded Health Centers to Facilitate Patient Access to Specialty Care
May 23, 2018
This report summarizes findings from a small qualitative study of six health centers that are pursuing a diverse range of approaches to facilitating specialty care for patients.