YOUR CAPITAL REGION, CENTRAL NEW YORK, AND NORTH COUNTRY
SOCIAL CARE NETWORK
Healthy Alliance is proud to be the designated Social Care Network (SCN) lead entity for the Capital Region, Central New York, and North Country under New York’s 1115 Waiver Amendment’s SCN & Health-Related Social Need (HRSNs) Program – a statewide approach to improve the health of Medicaid Members.
“Being the SCN lead entity in our regions furthers the work we’ve done in shifting focus from singular medical interventions to a more proactive approach that addresses the whole needs of a person on a much larger scale — something that can’t be done alone. Together, our network will continue its momentum toward giving everyone the same opportunity to be healthy.” – Erica Coletti, Healthy Alliance CEO
A QUICK OVERVIEW
SOCIAL CARE NETWORK (SCN) LEAD ENTITY:
A fundamental part of New York’s 1115 Waiver Amendment – charged with building reliable networks of contracted organizations to better enable health related social needs (HRSN) screening and the delivery of social care services. Healthy Alliance is the SCN lead entity in three regions – the Capital Region, Central New York, and North Country.
WHAT ARE HEALTHY ALLIANCE’S RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE SCN LEAD ENTITY?
1. Build and maintain a comprehensive Social Care Network (SCN) of contracted organizations that collectively screen all Medicaid members in their region for HRSNs, navigate Members with HRSNs to appropriate services, provide high-quality HRSN services, and provide data and reporting on these activities.
2. Enroll in the NYS Medicaid Program as a Medicaid billing social provider.
3. Ensure more intensive coordination of HRSN services for Medicaid Managed Care Members eligible for Enhanced HRSN Services.
4. Create a more accessible customer experience for Medicaid Members seeking HRSN services through social care navigation and closed loop referrals.
5. Build the capacity of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to provide high-quality HRSN services and to manage new or increased administrative responsibilities through capacity-building and reliable funding streams.
6. Establish financially and operationally sustainable, self-innovating ecosystems.
7. Promote more equitable delivery of HRSN services and address the health, racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities in existing access and quality.
SCN & HRSN PROGRAM FOCUS AREAS :
Screening
Navigation
Enhanced HRSN Care Management
Housing Support
Nutrition
Transportation
INTERESTED IN JOINING HEALTHY ALLIANCE’S SCN?
Contact [email protected] for further details.
A GUIDE TO THE NYHER 1115 WAIVER REGIONS
For a list of all the regional SCN lead entities, visit the State’s SCN website.
WANT TO STAY IN THE LOOP WITH HEALTHY ALLIANCE'S SCN?
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FROM THEN TO NOW
OUR TIME AS A SOCIAL CARE NETWORK
Working hand in hand with our partners since 2015 to improve health and empower the underserved, we’ve moved the needle on social drivers of health. Over the years, we’ve grown in scope and scale – and continue to be at the forefront of change for the health of New Yorkers.
COVERAGE AREA
- THEN: 6 COUNTIES IN THE CAPITAL REGION
- NOW: 25 COUNTIES IN THE CAPITAL REGION, CENTRAL NY, + NORTH COUNTRY
With offices in Schenectady, Syracuse, and Glens Falls, our team lives and works in the regions we serve.
PHYSICAL PARTNER LOCATIONS
- THEN: ~200, offering ~340 programs and services
- NOW: ~1,300, offering 2,305 programs and services
REFERRALS SENT THROUGH OUR NETWORK
- THEN: 980+
- NOW: 106,000+
COMMUNITY MEMBERS SERVED BY THE NETWORK
- THEN: ~500
- NOW: ~284,000
COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONNECTED TO SERVICES
- THEN: 400+
- NOW: 38,000+
COMMUNITY MEMBERS SCREENED FOR HRSN
- THEN: ~100
- NOW: ~14,000
RESOURCES
NYS SOCIAL CARE NETWORKS INFORMATION PAGE
Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Health Related Social Needs Screening (HRSN) Tool
GOVERNOR HOCHUL'S SCN ANNOUNCEMENT
Governor Hochul Announces $500 Million for New Social Care Networks Program to Deliver Social Services and Improve Health Outcomes for Millions of Low-Income New Yorkers
HEALTHY ALLIANCE'S SCN ANNOUNCEMENT
NYSDOH Names Healthy Alliance Foundation, Inc. as the Social Care Network Lead Entity in Three Upstate New York Regions, Advancing Health Equity for More Than 705,000 New Yorkers
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE CATALYST: CASE STUDY ON HEALTHY ALLIANCE'S IMPACT AS A NETWORK
Breaking Down the Barriers Between Health and Social Care Services: Implementing a Social Determinants of Health Network
