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How Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Supports Housing Stability in Complex Member Populations
For individuals experiencing housing instability—particularly those managing behavioral health or substance use challenges—the journey to secure housing can feel overwhelming. It’s not…
Why Your Housing Programs Haven’t Worked
For years, health plans have acknowledged that housing instability plays a major role in poor health outcomes and increased costs. But despite…
Stages of Change Model: A Proven Path to Housing Stability
At Upside, we help members navigate the complex journey to housing stability. Using the Stages of Change Model, we meet members where…
Oxford House: A Peer-Driven Step Toward Housing Stability and Why It Matters in Recovery
When someone is rebuilding their life after addiction, stable housing is more than a roof. It’s a reset button. For members in…
Why Some People Say No to Shelter Even When They’re Sleeping Outside
One of the most common things we run into at Upside is someone turning down a shelter even though they’ve never actually…
How Natural Disasters Are Amplifying the Housing Crisis—and What We Can Do About It
Natural disasters aren’t rare events anymore. Fires in California, hurricanes in Florida, flooding in the Northeast, and tornadoes in the Midwest—these disasters…
Medicaid’s Hidden Opportunity: Unlocking Innovation Through Tech-Enabled Solutions
When people think of Medicaid, innovation isn’t usually the first word that comes to mind. Most assume it’s a challenging space—mired in…
Housing Is Healthcare. So Why Are Plans Still Stuck?
I talk to a lot of health plans. And the thing I keep hearing over and over is this: “We know housing…
From Disjointed to Data-Driven: The Operational Case for a Centralized Housing Network
Housing as a health intervention is no longer a radical idea, it’s becoming table stakes. But in my experience working directly with…
Barriers in the Buying Process for Health Plans to Adopt New Housing Solutions
For the past few years, I’ve had hundreds of conversations with health plans about implementing housing solutions. These conversations are usually a…
If You Only See Housing as an ROI Play, You’re Already Losing
One of the most common things I hear from health plan leaders when we talk about housing is: “We’re waiting on more…
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