Survey finds smaller non-profits are less likely to participate in CalAIM. Dive into these findings in the latest article by @carolinefich.bsky.social & colleagues in BMC Public Health. 📚Read it here: bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

✨ICYMI✨ -Materials from our February 2025 SIREN National Research Meeting are available on our website -We released two Health Services Research Special Issues in April & May -Summer episodes of the SIREN podcast are live on your fave podcast app Read more here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Community care hubs offer a way to unite local CBOs, manage referrals and data sharing, & offer MCOs a single contracting point. This brief highlights #CCH models established by #Medicaid programs in NY, NC, & CA.

ICYMI The SIREN podcast is back for the summer with weekly dropping every Wednesday through July 16th. 🎧 Listen here or on your favorite podast app: sirenetwork.ucsf.edu/siren-podcast

State #Medicaid teams: Planning or refining an #HRSN initiative? This tool can support states in designing strong strategies to evaluate program implementation and impact. Coauthored by writers from @healthbegins.bsky.social‬ @chcshealth.bsky.social‬ @siren-ucsf.bsky.social‬ Read:

The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant www.nytimes.com/interactive/... by @irenatfh.bsky.social @jonhuang.bsky.social @emilyanthes.bsky.social @benjmueller.bsky.social via @nytimes.com CC: @jeremymberg.bsky.social

In the lead-up to the 2024 US election, analysts debated the future of Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This Perspective examines how ACA implementation has varied across administrations and states. https://ja.ma/43NlQxM

There are far-reaching casualties from Medicaid cuts, beyond the harms to the beneficiaries of the program. This Viewpoint discusses the potential widespread harm of proposed Medicaid cuts. ja.ma/4dCWZjG

Viewpoint: Proposed Medicaid cuts may eliminate coverage for millions and impact services for children, people with disabilities, and older adults. ja.ma/4kIArAs

Experts inside and outside the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been left stunned and puzzled by the decimation of a nearly 80-year-old agency that has been a global leader in public health. Learn how decimating the CDC will cost many lives in the US and abroad. #MedSky

Congress is rushing through cuts to Medicaid that will strip health insurance from millions – making costs skyrocket. They need to hear from you to STOP THESE CUTS. Call your lawmaker now at 866-426-2631 and tell them reckless Medicaid cuts should be off the table. #HandsOffOurMedicaid #SaveMedicaid

More than 100 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies since 2021, including a South Dakota hospital that serves small towns, farming communities, and a Native American reservation. Patients there now travel at least an hour to give birth. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

The recent special issue of Health Services Research (HSR) on social care and the US health care sector had lived experience experts and community members as reviewers. Learn more about the process here: lnkd.in/gA64rfA6 📚 Read the special issue here: lnkd.in/gWSNix6d

Tell Congress: You can't cut #Medicaid without hurting children, seniors in long term care, people with disabilities, and people with low-income jobs. Our voice matters. Call your lawmaker at 866-426-2631 and tell them: NO CUTS TO OUR HEALTH CARE. #HandsOffMedicaid #SaveMedicaid #HandsOffOurMedicaid

To offset the cost of trillions in #tax cuts as part of the 2025 reconciliation process, Congress is considering changes to #SNAP that could negatively impact the #health of almost 3 million young adults. Learn more about the effects in a new Urban Wire post.

Decades of limited access have left many Black Americans at higher risk of drowning, but community-led swim lessons are helping close this dangerous health gap. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

So much harm will come to families because of #Medicaid cuts ‘She’ll fall through the cracks’: Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality 19thnews.org/2025/05/kids... by @bcrodriguez.bsky.social @nadrakn.bsky.social via @19thnews.org CC: @nicolejorwic.bsky.social @kjcrawley.bsky.social

To my colleagues at Harvard with recently terminated NIH and NSF grants, please, please report them below. We’re told of at least 200 NSF grants and widespread NIH terminations. NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h... NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h... And please spread the word 🙏

There's still time to register for tomorrow's (5/8) 11am-12pm PT/2-3pm ET webinar on CMMI's AHC Model report. Unpack findings with Dawn Alley, Caroline Fichtenberg, and Danielle Hessler-Jones. Supported by RWJF. #Medicare #Medicaid #SocialCare Register here: ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us May 8th, 11-12 PST/2-3 EST for a webinar on the CMMI’s AHC Model report. Unpack findings with Dawn Alley, Caroline Fichtenberg, and Danielle Hessler-Jones. Supported by RWJF. #Medicare #Medicaid #SocialRisks 💻 Register here: ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In case you missed it, we recently shared a new section of our website focused on recommendations for applying four key principles of anti-racism praxis to each stage of social care research. Access recommendations here: sirenetwork.ucsf.edu/anti-racism-...

"Opened in 2009, the clinic, a partnership with UCSF and the SF Dept of Public Health, serves low-income people who have tattoos linked to incarceration, trafficking or gang affiliations." Read more about this important work led by clinic director Dr. Pantell here: www.kqed.org/news/1203451...

Registration Open for Upcoming Webinar: In Nov 2024, CMMI released the third evaluation report of the AHC Model, in which Medicaid & Medicare beneficiaries in 28 communities were screened for #socialrisks & offered navigation to help resolve identified risks. ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up. If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes. Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.

Federal scientists: You are not alone. ❤️ @csldf.org provides free, confidential legal advice to researchers facing legal intimidation, harassment, & other attempts to sideline your critical work. Please reach out for a 1:1 with one of our attorneys: csldf.org/contact

Join us for this important & timely conversation. Hosted by Sadena Thevarajah and speakers Annie Chang from @nff-news.bsky.social, @drjoshhyatt.bsky.social, Ken Thomas, and Megan Thomas. Complying in Advance: Understanding Risks and Opportunities for Health Equity Work In a Time of Uncertainty

Criminalizing homelessness doesn’t work, but some new proposals still double down on enforcement. Sweeps, tickets, and arrests just make stability harder. The real solution? Stable housing with support. Read more:

If you're not subscribed to our newsletter, you should be 😉 but we released the must-watch, final plenary discussion from our SIREN 2025 National Research meeting with health and social care pioneers Damon Francis, Monica Soni, Palav Babaria, and Sanjay Basu. sirenetwork.ucsf.edu/tools-resour...

Our love letter to #socialcare

Join the Collaborative for Anti-Racism & Equity on 2/18 as panelists delve into the pressing issue of health & racial equity work in the face of current challenges. This event is bringing together experts from @bigcitieshealth.org, @commhsp.bsky.social, The Dawn Lab & more. Register: bit.ly/4gLyZuy

(1/3) In the midst of the country’s political and climatic maelstrom, SIREN's 2025 National Research Meeting in San Diego last week provided a much-needed reprieve. It felt restorative to be surrounded by people driving to improve health equity in the US. #SIREN25 #SIREN2025

State Medicaid and Affordable Care Act programs have long struggled to connect with lower-income Americans to help them access care. Now some are trying an alternative approach: meeting them at the laundromat. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Dr. Monica Soni is the Chief Medical Officer for Covered California. She highlights a new program calls grocery support program, a flexible fund service, for many Californians for 1 year. WOW!! #SIREN2025 @siren-ucsf.bsky.social

"If healthcare isn’t doing it right, give money back to the patients” - Dr. Damon Francis #SIREN2025 @siren-ucsf.bsky.social

There are several Medi-Cal benefits that can prevent and address IPV including but not limited New Birthing Care Pathway the requires IPV screening and reframing all maternal health services to use trauma-informed lens #SIREN2025 @siren-ucsf.bsky.social

Why lived experience expertise is critical to #socialcare research #SIREN25 #SIREN2025

IPV and relationship with physical health and social conditions #SIREN2025 @siren-ucsf.bsky.social

Affordable health care makes the heart grow fonder … or however the saying goes. Make us swoon by sending us your sweetest “health policy valentines.” kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Lunch time panel on the next four years of #socialcare research and policy. #SIREN25

"Our #healthcare system is not a system. It's a field of many flowers blooming." -Dr. Lauren Taylor #SIREN2025 Every baby step forward is a step forward. "Thinking Dynamically" celebrates small victories as we move forward. #sdoh #socialdriversofhealth @siren-ucsf.bsky.social

Here is the list of CDS (clinical decision supports) and what they do! #SIREN2025 @siren-ucsf.bsky.social

One of the greatest successes of the last 5 years is the awareness of social care and a huge thanks for @siren-ucsf.bsky.social for this! #SIREN2025

@siren-ucsf.bsky.social continues on with a lunch plenary including Dr. Stuart Butler and Len Nichols to discuss the next four years of social care research and policy #SIREN2025

There were a lot of wonderful successes! Two statistically significant improvements took place in screenings and Z-code documentation. CDS were helpful! #SIREN2025 @siren-ucsf.bsky.social

"Inaction is morally inexcusable" - Dr. Lauren Taylor @siren-ucsf.bsky.social #SIREN2025

Appreciate Dr. Taylor sharing several books and articles to check out. One of my FAVORITE from @siren-ucsf.bsky.social that I share with nearly everybody who asks me about social care is this one! #SIRENT2025 sirenetwork.ucsf.edu/sites/defaul...

Dr. Lauren Taylor speaking about the debate of whether the healthcare sector should engage in #socialcare or if they should they leave it to the experts. #SIREN25

SO EXCITED to be at #SIREN2025 National Research Meeting! What a fantastic group of scholars, practitioners, and lived experience experts! 😝

Dr. Chouchair shares that Kaiser Permanente doesn't just think and care for physical health conditions but thinks about social care needs when delivering care #SIREN2025 @siren-ucsf.bsky.social

Dr. Bechara Choucair, executive vice president and chief health officer of Kaiser Permanente speaking about the importance of #socialcare, the rigor that we should conduct research and practice, and the importance of understanding the types of interventions that are needed for patients. #SIREN25