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

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Fact sheet: Transgender health and medical-legal partnerships

This fact sheet describes common social and legal needs that affect the health of transgender individuals, and ways integrated legal services can help meet those needs. It examines medical-legal partnership programs at three health care organizations and how they operate, and it shares stories of people benefiting from medical-legal partnership services....Read More

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Article: County Health Rankings’ profile of medical-legal partnership

In 2018, the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program highlighted medical-legal partnership (MLP) as an intervention working to improve health in local communities. The profile reviewed the existing evidence base for MLP services, its impact on disparities and examples of implementation....Read More

Monday, August 6, 2018

Fact sheet: School-based health and medical-legal partnerships

This fact sheet describes common social and legal needs that affect the health of youth, and ways integrated legal services can help meet those needs. It examines medical-legal partnership programs at two school-based health centers and how they operate, and it shares stories of students benefiting from medical-legal partnership services....Read More