Designing a health-related social needs strategy in Medicaid: State considerations

This tool presents foundational decision points for states in defining
an approach to address HRSN, with a focus on three key areas:
(1) coverage; (2) accountability mechanisms; and (3) infrastructure to
support partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) to provide
HRSN services. It also features practical examples detailing how nine states —
California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin — are approaching decisions related to HRSN services. The featured states are participants in the Medicaid Health-Related Social Needs Implementation Learning Series, a peer learning community coordinated by the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) in partnership with HealthBegins and the Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network, through support from the Kaiser Permanente National Community Benefit Fund at The East Bay Community Foundation.