Posts Categorized: News from the National Center

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

New MLP Training and Implementation Resources from the Kaiser Permanente Medical-Legal Partnership Initiative

Over the last two years, Kaiser Permanente, with training and technical assistance from the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and HealthBegins, opened...Read More

Thursday, May 16, 2024

AMA Urges Funding to Expand MLPs Across the U.S. to Address the Maternal Health Crisis

By National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

The U.S. leads developed countries in maternal mortality rates, disproportionately affecting Black and Native American/Alaska Native individuals. The AMA continues to address...Read More

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

CrescentCare: An MLP for the Community

By Amalis Córdova Mustafá, MPH, Research Associate, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership 

Following Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana native, Ranie Thompson dreamt of establishing the first medical-legal partnership (MLP) in the state. Though resources thwarted her...Read More

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Kaiser Permanente expands partnership with the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership to address housing stability

Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated, nonprofit health care provider, is expanding its innovative Medical-Legal Partnership Initiative across seven of its regions....Read More