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With deep community roots, trusted relationships, and a commitment to listening to lived experience, social ministries are essential partners in the evolving Medicaid landscape. In this issue, we highlight our new Partnering for Impact guide and Rural Voices Shaping Transformation report — tools designed to strengthen partnerships, elevate lived voices, and inform effective solutions. Use these resources to engage your boards and teams, strengthen your strategy and build the partnerships needed to succeed in a changing Medicaid landscape.
— Alesia Frerichs, President & CEO
LEADING TOGETHER
Partnering for Impact in a Changing Medicaid Landscape
As the Medicaid landscape continues to evolve, social service organizations and community-based organizations must move from service providers to strategic partners with state Medicaid agencies and managed care organizations. Our new “Partnering for Impact” guide focuses on four key strategies, including:
Demonstrating impact through data and return on investment (ROI)
Adapting to new Medicaid payment and delivery models
Building stronger partnerships with Medicaid agencies and MCOs
Forming strategic alliances to scale impact and outcomes
Read and share the guide: Use this resource to engage your boards and teams, strengthen your strategy, and build the partnerships needed to succeed in a changing Medicaid landscape.
Did you miss the launch? You can view the launch-event recording that includes the perspectives of key partners at The Brookings Institution, The George Washington University, Association for Community Affiliated Plans, and CommonSpirit Health, as well as experiences from Lutheran Services in America members.
Lutheran Services in America partnered with The SCAN Foundation and Public Policy Lab to hear the perspectives, expertise, and experiences of those too often left behind: older adults with low incomes in rural communities. Recognizing and centering lived experience is a priority for our network, and our new report lays out those experiences and gaps in services and build greater stability. With the Rural Health Transformation Fund offering new windows into partnership and innovation, this report supports members in both advocating for concrete change and telling the story of older adults to their own boards, funders, and policymakers. Contact Regan McManus for more information.
The LSA CommUnity Hub is the collaborative learning and networking platform where Lutheran Services in America members can find tools and opportunities to exchange ideas, create partnerships, and stay informed about what’s happening across our network. Visit lsacommunity.lutheranservices.org or scan the QR code to explore. Don’t have a profile yet? Fill out the sign-up form to get started!
As states continue to grapple with implementation of H.R. 1 amidst increasing state fiscal pressures and challenges related to waste, fraud and abuse, Congress is eyeing another budget reconciliation package. Join us on April 30 for our next Capitol Conversations webinar where we will provide the latest updates and also share our updated Here We Stand messaging and action resources that you can use in your communities.
Register for the webinar and learn more about the latest efforts on Budget Reconciliation 2.0.
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