Commonwealth Fund April 6, 2020
Integrated health and social care models often focused on creating multidisciplinary teams and expanding the roles or providers.
The Issue
High-income countries face the daunting challenge of managing health and social care budgets. This problem is made more difficult by the fact that a small percentage of patients with complex needs account for a significant share of spending. But the challenge also presents an opportunity for countries to learn to better manage budgets by integrating health and social care services for high-cost patients.
In a study in Health Affairs, researchers supported by the Commonwealth Fund looked at 30 integrated health and social care programs in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and...
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