A Two-Part FREE Live Webinar Series Sponsored by the New England Rural Health Association
Join us on June 20th and June 29th from 12 noon -1 pm ET for live webinars examining strategies for using community partnerships and innovative financing approaches to address health related social needs. In the first webinar, Effective Strategies to Address Individual and Community Health, we’ll explore how communities in California, Vermont and Maine are using Whole Person Care to coordinate health and social services and the lessons learned about creating, mobilizing and managing aligned and equitable partnerships. The second webinar, Financing Health and Social Services to Address Health Related Social Needs will delve into how multisector partnerships are being funded, examples of Federal and state initiatives, and more.
Webinar #2 on June 29th from 12 noon – 1 pm ET on Financing Health and Social Services to Address Health Related Social Needs will highlight national work on innovative funding strategies, evolving CMS payment policy and new pilot and demonstration initiatives.
Topics to be covered:
Innovative funding strategies to pay for connecting and providing health and social services
Braiding and blending funding streams – why and how
Pending CMS payment policies for assessing and reimbursement
R-CHIP – Maine’s new rural HRSN demonstration initiative
Presenters: Elaine Chhean, MPH National Academy for State Health Policy, Anne Ekedahl, MHA, Health Policy Consultant and Senior Fellow, WE in the World, Michelle Probert, MPP, Director, Office of MaineCare Services, Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Moderator: Andrew Coburn, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Southern Maine