In 2021, Kaiser Permanente (KP) invested systemwide in medical-legal partnerships to improve housing stability for KP patients and in KP communities. This webinar features an in-depth discussion on the role of legal assistance in healthcare settings, highlighting how upstream legal interventions can address social determinants of health. Speakers share data from the KP’s robust evaluation of their MLP project, noting ways that collaboration between healthcare teams and legal experts leads to enhanced patient care and community well-being.
This webinar was hosted by Kaiser Permanente, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, and HealthBegins.
Speakers
Kate Marple, Principal Consultant, Who Tells the Story? (moderator)
Alejandra Cabrera, Senior Program Manager, HealthBegins
Marisa Conner, Community Health Consultant, Kaiser Permanente
Vanessa Davis, Director, Medicaid, Kaiser Permanente
Ronald Flagg, President, Legal Services Corporation
Bethany Hamilton, Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
Lynnette Namba, Senior Community Health Specialist, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Shane Mueller, Research Project Coordinator, Partners in Evaluation Research, Kaiser Permanente
Pam Schwartz, Executive Director of the Office of Community Health, Kaiser Permanente
Gerson Sorto, Supervising Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Michelle Villavincencio, Medi-Cal Social Worker, Kaiser Permanente Northern California