Monday, June 10, 2019
Based on interviews with 40 clinicians in health care settings that offer vulnerable patients access to civil legal services, this white paper examines clinicians' perceptions related to their role and preferences when it comes to addressing social determinants of health. Using medical-legal partnership as one promising intervention, the paper illustrates the features of the model that clinicians perceive to be most attractive and beneficial for patient care. Among the paper's findings, clinicians reported feeling that legal services resolved patient issues efficiently and effectively, and that the co-location / accessibility of in-house legal services was one of the most valued aspects of the model....Read More
Monday, June 10, 2019
In early 2019, Manatt Health surveyed and then convened a group interview of 17 MLPs to identify common themes and trends across programs around strategies for sustaining and financing MLP programs. Leveraging the field's insights and Manatt Health’s expertise in financing social determinants of health, a recent webinar walked through current and potential financing opportunities for MLP activities, including several case studies illuminating innovative Medicaid funding opportunities. The full recording of that webinar along with the webinar slides are available for download....Read More
Monday, June 3, 2019
This is a sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) created by Inner City Law Center and the Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team of the Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System outlining their medical-legal partnership for Veterans....Read More
Monday, June 3, 2019
The VA Medical-Legal Partnership Readiness Guide provides VA Medical Centers with a step-by-step approach to starting and sustaining a medical-legal partnership. The guide was developed with support from the Bob Woodruff Foundation....Read More
