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Evidence-Based Community Health Worker Program Addresses Unmet Social Needs and Generates Positive Return on Investment

Authors:
Kangovi S, Mitra N, Grande D, Long JA, Asch DA

Citation:
Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 Feb;39(2):207-213. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00981.

Abstract:

Interventions that address socioeconomic determinants of health are receiving considerable attention from policy makers and health care executives. The interest is fueled in part by expected returns on investment. However, many current estimates of returns on investment are likely overestimated, because they are based on pre-post study designs that are susceptible to regression to the mean. We present a return-on-investment analysis that is based on a randomized controlled trial of Individualized Management for Patient-Centered Targets (IMPaCT), a standardized community health worker intervention that addresses unmet social needs for disadvantaged people. We found that every dollar invested in the intervention would return $2.47 to an average Medicaid payer within the fiscal year. [LINK]

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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Cancer Institute
Merck Foundation
Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Behavior
UNC School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research
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