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April 2025 Jane M. Zhu, Ruth Rowland, Inga Suneson, Deborah J. Cohen, K. John McConnell, Daniel Polsky,
Behavioral health access gaps are well documented in Medicaid, in which managed care now covers most enrollees, and for which there are typically fewer options for going out-of-network for care. Despite the growing role of managed care organizations (MCOs) in financing and delivering behavioral health services, little is known about MCO levers that can improve access to care. More
February 2024 Laura M. Gottlieb, Danielle Hessler, Holly Wing, Alejandra Gonzalez-Rocha, Yuri Cartier, Caroline Fichtenberg,
Over the last decade, health care sector activities related to identifying and addressing patients’ social drivers of health have graduated from… More
May 2023 Bradley Iott, Denise Anthony,
Context: Despite growing interest in identifying patients’ social needs, little is known about hospitals’ provision of services to address them.… More
November 2021 Rowan G. M. Smeets, Dorijn F. L. Hertroijs, Ferdinand C. Mukumbang, Mariëlle E. A. L. Kroese, Dirk Ruwaard, Arianne M. J. Elissen,
Context: The complexity of integrated care and the need for transferable evaluation insights ask for a suitable evaluation paradigm. Realist… More
