Resources

How Healthcare and Legal Partners Balance Survival and Innovation

By Maria Casoni, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

MLP Site Spotlight on Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. This Spotlight explores how Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma is strengthening and adapting its medical-legal partnership model as the healthcare and legal landscapes evolve. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: We are deeply grateful to April Merrill for offering her thoughtful insights and lived experiences for this MLP Spotlight. Her… Read more »Read More

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Using MLP to Improve Health Outcomes and Access to Comprehensive Care for Older Adults

By National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

The Medical-Legal Partnership for Seniors (MLPS) Clinic provides comprehensive legal support to older adults in San Francisco who face complex, overlapping issues related to health, housing, income, and planning for future care. Led by Sarah Hooper, JD, the clinic serves a high-need population that is often socially isolated and at risk of institutionalization, with many… Read more »Read More

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Tip Sheet: Advancing Medicaid Quality And Cost Goals Through Integrated And Collaborative Support Services

By National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, Institute for Healthcare Access

Thursday, August 14, 2025

The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and Texas A&M’s Institute for Healthcare Access have released a new HRSA and Kaiser Permanente-supported tip sheet showing how MLP interventions can align with Medicaid to address patients’ health-related social needs. The resource offers strategies for integrating legal services into value-based care and highlights examples like North Carolina’s Healthy… Read more »Read More

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Making the Case for Medical-Legal Partnerships: An Updated Review of the Evidence (2020–2024)

By Michael Gallo, Research Consultant, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

Friday, June 13, 2025

This comprehensive literature review, published by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP), offers an in-depth analysis of peer-reviewed research on medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) from September 2020 through August 2024. Building on earlier reviews from 2013 and 2020, this third installment captures the evolution and growing impact of MLPs across healthcare systems. The review examines… Read more »Read More

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