Connect Systems to Help People Access Social Services

Copyright
2021
Published Date
10/28/2021
Published By
Well Being In the Nation Network

To get public benefits, people often have to complete many forms or make many visits to an office. Instead, we could connect and coordinate social service systems. For example, if you applied for food stamps, you might get Medicaid. Or you could fill out one application to qualify for many services. You might learn about a program from a different provider. Connected systems make it easier for people to find out about benefits. They also make it easier for families to enroll in and keep public benefits. Many systems could be connected, like eligibility, enrollment, and retention.

Resources & Tools

Access and Effectiveness of Human, Social, Support Services Policy Guide graphic featuring image with woman receiving prenatal care
Access and Effectiveness of Human, Social, Support Services Policy Guide
Resource - Guide/handbook
Screen grab of Status of State Efforts to Integrate Health and Human Services Systems and Data: 2016
Status of State Efforts to Integrate Health and Human Services Systems and Data: 2016
Resource
Screen grab of Integrating Health and Human Services Programs and Reaching Eligible Individuals under the Affordable Care Act: Final Report
Integrating Health and Human Services Programs and Reaching Eligible Individuals under the Affordable Care Act: Final Report
Resource - Report
Screen grab of Five Things You May Not Know about the US Social Safety Net
Five Things You May Not Know about the US Social Safety Net
Resource - Report
The Social Insurance System in the US: Policies to Protect Workers and Families
Resource - Report

Data & Metrics

Advancing Equitable Economies Policy Library logo
Advancing Equitable Economies Policy Library
Library
Published on 04/20/2021