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Leading for Impact: Regional One Health's Sustainable Care Model for Addressing Uninsured Patients' Social Needs

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Introduction

With recently passed Medicaid cuts projected to leave 16 million additional people uninsured by 2034, health systems face mounting pressure to address uncompensated care costs while maintaining quality and navigating tighter margins. Regional One Health, a safety-net system serving Memphis, has challenged the traditional cost-center perspective on uninsured populations through its ONE Health initiative. Launched in April 2018, ONE Health is a voluntary complex care program targeting uninsured patients with frequent ED visits and admissions, adapting the Camden Coalition's "hot-spotting" methodology to prioritize patient-defined goals through nurse-led teams and strategic CBO partnerships.

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Key Takeaways

  • How Regional One built sustainable community partnerships through asset mapping and capacity enhancement

  • Staffing strategies and retention practices that resulted in only 3 turnovers in 7 years

  • The financial sustainability journey that generated $27 million in recovered revenue and cut total cost of care by 40.6%

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