Resources

The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and Renaye James Healthcare Advisors invite health center-based medical-legal partnership teams to take part in the Learning Collaborative: Medical-Legal Partnerships to Improve Maternal Health Access and Outcomes. The Learning Collaborative is designed to empower participants with an increased understanding of how the social drivers of health impact maternal health… Read more »…Read More

Overview As part of its work with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) is partnering with the Texas A&M University Institute for Healthcare Access (HAI) to offer a webinar series to support health center based MLP planning, implementation, and practice (PIP Webinar Series). The Health Center MLP… Read more »…Read More

In 2022, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and researchers at the George Washington University conducted an environmental scan of medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) operating in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-Alike programs (also referred to as “health centers” throughout). MLP is an evidence-based approach that integrates the unique expertise of lawyers into healthcare settings. … Read more »…Read More

The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) hosted a virtual townhall event to discuss three significant Medicaid policy issues affecting disadvantaged communities served by safety-net health care, social services, and civil legal aid providers. The audience learnt about the Medicaid redetermination process happening for the first time in more than three years and what issues to look for when helping patients navigate this process. Panelists discussed the re-emergence of work requirements tied to Medicaid eligibility and the landscape of rules for undocumented persons. Attendees heard from national experts on Medicaid policy and MLP practitioners in the field working to secure coverage for low-income individuals. …Read More