Integration and coordination across public benefit programs: Insights from state and local government leaders in the United States

Gabby Headrick; Alexandra Ruth; Sarah A White; Carolyn Ellison; Hilary Seligman; Sara N Bleich; Alyssa J Moran

doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.102077

Integration and coordination across public benefit programs: Insights from state and local government leaders in the United States

Prev Med Rep. 2022 Dec 1:31:102077. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.102077. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Gabby Headrick¹, Alexandra Ruth², Sarah A White², Carolyn Ellison³, Hilary Seligman⁴, Sara N Bleich⁵, Alyssa J Moran²

Affiliations

¹ Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States.
³ Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States.
⁴ Center for Vulnerable Populations, Department of General Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 2789 25 St, Suite 250, San Francisco, CA 94110, United States.
⁵ Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, United States.

Abstract

•Integration across public benefit programs could streamline access to services.•Modernized technology and shared missions among agencies promote integration.•Limited financial resources and insufficient guidance hinder integration.•State agencies view integration as a way to create human-centered experiences.•Additional resources from federal agencies could help establish greater integration.

Keywords: Human services; Public assistance programs; Public benefit programs; SNAP; Social safety net.

Grants and funding

U18 DP006526/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States