News Summary

• Pair Team launched in 2019 with a specific kind of patient in mind: people managing chronic conditions who were also dealing with unstable housing, too little food, or lack of transportation.
• The company's premise was that you can't improve health outcomes without addressing the full context of someone's life.
• A study evaluated Pair Team's community-integrated model, which blends medical, behavioral, and social care for Medicaid members with high rates of homelessness, serious mental illness, and chronic disease.
• It showed strong patient engagement and significant reductions in avoidable emergency and inpatient utilization.