Primary Care and Public Health Integration

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 Promote Funding Transformation

Promote Funding Transformation to Support Integration Goals

Innovative New Ways to Redirect Funds to Community Prevention 
Describes four promising approaches for sustainably generating resources to pay for community prevention within and outside of the healthcare system, including wellness trusts, social/health impact bonds, community benefits from non-profit hospitals, and accountable care organizations.

Medicaid and Public Health: Working Together for a Healthier Washington 
Describes the partnership between Washington Medicaid and the Washington Department of Health. Through their collaboration, the two agencies explored new ways to deliver services, launched new collaborative programs, and strived to achieve the triple aim.

 Massachusetts Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund: Cutting Health Care Costs through Prevention
Describes how the stakeholders from both prevention and public health partnered to advocate for the recently passed cost-containment bill in Massachusetts. This bill sets annual state spending targets, encourages the formation of accountable care organizations, and establishes an independent commission to oversee health care system performance. (MA)

 Primary Care and Prevention: State Roles in Delivery System Reform
Provides states with strategies for improving primary care and public health. The authors identify opportunities for working across these fields to accelerate progress in controlling costs. (National Governors Association, CH. 3)

 Including Safety-Net Providers in Integrated Delivery Systems; Issues and Options for Policy Makers
Explores key considerations for incorporating safety-net providers into integrated delivery systems and discusses the roles of state and federal agencies in supporting and testing models of integrated care delivery. (CO, NC)

 Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative
An initiative that links payments for multiple services patients receive during an episode of care. Providers will have flexibility to determine which episodes of care and which services would be bundled together. (CMMI)

 

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