Obesity, the most common chronic disease of childhood, is prevalent among economically disadvantaged children. The Chronic Care and Obesity Care Models are comprehensive health care strategies to improve outcomes by linking primary care best practices and community-based programs. Pediatric providers and community health centers are well positioned to design and implement coordinated and synerg...

The prospect of paying for nursing home care represents a significant financial risk for older Americans. Despite this risk, few individuals buy long-term care insurance and, since many lack the resources to pay out of pocket, they often turn to the means-tested Medicaid program. Concerned about growing Medicaid costs, many states have initiated “partnership” programs that offer a unique incent...

Table of contentsSection 1: Introduction1.1 Civil-military co-operation1.2 Objective, problem definition and research questions1.3 Developing the process-based partnership model1.4 Applying the process-based partnership model in practice1.5 Structure of the reportSection 2: Background caseSection 3: Case study designSection 4: Decision to cooperate4.1...