Healthy Opportunities

The Healthy Opportunities is the nation’s first comprehensive program to test and evaluate the impact of providing select evidence-based, non-medical interventions related to housing, food, transportation and interpersonal safety and toxic stress to high-needs Medicaid enrollees. Through the Healthy Opportunities , the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is dedicated to ensuring members can access services in a timely manner and in a way that meets their needs and improves their health, demonstrating equity across all aspects of the Pilot program—including through ensuring diverse and equitable participation in the Pilots for Medicaid members and human service organizations, and strengthening community capacity to provide high-quality, member-centered services. Importantly, the Pilots will allow for the establishment and evaluation of a systematic approach to integrating and financing evidence-based, non-medical services into the delivery of healthcare. If shown to be effective in improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare costs after rigorous evaluation, the NC Department of Health and Human Services will look to systematically integrate high- value services statewide through NC Medicaid Managed Care. (Source: ncdhhs.gov)