Healthcare Innovation March 3, 2021
David Raths

Cleveland’s University Hospitals is studying the use of case managers who will develop a long-term, relationship-based approach for vulnerable patients on Medicaid

With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Avalere, nine research teams across the country are exploring models of care to better understand which components are essential to promoting health equity in the Medicaid population.

The nine research teams are focusing on an array of topics such as the connection between poverty and primary-care delivery models; care-coordination models; and relationship-based models to improve accessibility to care.

University Hospitals (UH) in Cleveland received a $300,000 grant to research a new UH-developed model that is designed to help patients with their physical and mental health as well as...

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Topics: Equity/SDOH, Healthcare System, Insurance, Medicaid, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Payment Models, Provider, Survey / Study, Trends
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