
Closed-loop social care networks move beyond referrals, proving statewide scale can cut ED use and Medicaid costs while tracking real outcomes.

Halima Ahmadi-Montecalvo, PhD, MPH, is an epidemiologist and social and behavioral scientist. She is the vice president of research and evaluation at Unite Us and an adjunct professor of public health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University.

Closed-loop social care networks move beyond referrals, proving statewide scale can cut ED use and Medicaid costs while tracking real outcomes.