Medical Respite Playbook
A Practical Guide for Managed Care Plans
Year Developed: 2023
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Enabling Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Health Care for the Homeless Council (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This guide was created in partnership with Kaiser Permanente and provides managed care plans with information about the philosophy and practice of medical respite care, program design, and offers suggestions on how managed care plans can most effectively partner with medical respite care programs.
Resource Details: This Playbook defines medical respite care and describes the program design (including facility types, scope of care, and funding). Then the Playbook moves into a description of how Managed Care Plans can partner with medical respite programs including data recommendations and payment approaches. Finally, the Playbook shares a case example of what partnerships have looked like in California (the first state to make medical respite care a reimbursable service through Medicaid) and shares local-level action steps.
Resource Topic: Special and Vulnerable Populations, , , Health Equity, , Health Equity
Resource Subtopic: , Patient-Centered Health Outcomes.
Keywords: Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Access to Care, Housing.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.