Monday, February 11, 2019

Report: VA survey finds five of homeless veterans top 10 needs require legal help

In its annual survey of Veterans experiencing homelessness, the VA found that half of the most Veterans most pressing needs require legal assistance....Read More

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Fact sheet: Homelessness, health and medical-legal partnerships

This fact sheet describes common social and legal needs that affect the health of homeless individuals, and ways integrated legal services can help meet those needs. It includes data from a study in Connecticut and New York City highlighting the housing and mental health benefits of MLP services for homeless veterans....Read More

Monday, September 10, 2018

Medical-legal partnership origin story: People’s Community Clinic in Austin

This medical-legal partnership origin story traces the Austin team's planning process, how the nuts and bolts of the partnership came together, and how it's expanded over time. Through interviews with more than a dozen front-line staff and administrators, the story also looks at how legal services fit in the health center's broader social determinants of health strategy. Partners at People's and Texas Legal Services Center share why they think the real value of medical-legal partnership is in using legal expertise to inform clinical processes so that the health center is as safe and empowering a place for patients to receive care as possible....Read More

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Request for proposals: Medical-legal partnership recognized in North Carolina Medicaid Managed Care application

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a request for proposals for Medicaid Managed Care Prepaid Health Plans. It states that in order to meet high-need Members’ unmet resource needs, Prepaid Health Plans are required at a minimum to, “Provide access to medical-legal partnerships for legal issues adversely affecting health, subject to availability and capacity of medical-legal assistance providers.”...Read More