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Looking at Employee Benefits Through the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lens

By: Portico Benefit Services

August 25, 2023

Is your organization adequately addressing the needs of an ever-evolving workforce? Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) intersects with everything that you’ve promised employees to care for their well-being. To retain your best employees and attract new people, remain committed to cultivating a warm, welcoming environment.

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Forward-looking Approaches Toward Health Equity

August 10, 2023

By: Susan Newton

Members of our Coalition for Better Social Care share approaches that have led to more than 11,000 people being screened for SDOH risks and laid the groundwork for reaching more people and providing the services and supports that help community members live independently and thrive.

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Grounding our Work in the Lives of Families

June 13, 2023

By: Renada Johnson and Elizabeth Vetter

Our Family Stabilization Initiative is generating the momentum needed to make a quantifiable difference for leaders in their communities. Through this cohort, we are expanding supports in underserved communities that empower families to stay together.

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President and Congress Agree to Deal Suspending the Debt Limit, Making Other Federal Spending Changes

June 6, 2023

By: Sarah Dobson

President Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, legislation that suspends the debt limit until January 1, 2025. The bill includes several key elements of interest to our network. Notably, the deal does not include a provision that had been discussed to increase administrative barriers to Medicaid participation via increased work requirements and reporting.

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Your Voice Charts our Future

May 9, 2023

By: Alesia Frerichs

United in our shared purpose and faith tradition of social ministry, our strategy work explores how we continue to evolve to meet the ever-changing needs of our communities.

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