Rethinking Evaluations
Navigating services related to health– housing, employment, transportation, etc.– can be extremely difficult. That’s why state leaders in North Carolina created NCCARE360, a network that provides public access to resources and aids organizations in collaborating on referrals. As the first statewide coordinated care network, NCCARE360 has onboarded over 2,500 organizations and helped over 42,000 users. But how can state leaders even get started creating a network like NCCARE360? Medicaid 1115 waivers grant state leaders the authority to design programs to better serve the health of their populations. With Medicaid 1115 waivers, state leaders can create extensive and effective systems of care networks.
Before state-level leaders decide to create systems of care, they must acknowledge several valuable insights that can help them make a more significant impact with coordinated care networks. One such insight that policymakers should keep in mind is that evaluations of networks should extend beyond just outcomes.
