Medical-Legal Partnership: Lessons from Five Diverse MLPs in New Haven, Connecticut

This article examines five different Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLPs) associated with Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut to illustrate how MLP addresses the social determinants of poor health. These MLPs address varied and distinct health and legal needs of unique patient populations, includ...

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Published in:The Journal of law, medicine & ethics medicine & ethics, 2018-09, Vol.46 (3), p.602-609
Main Authors: Benfer, Emily A., Gluck, Abbe R., Kraschel, Katherine L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to education
Accountable care organizations
Asthma
Attorneys
Cancer
Capacity development
Children & youth
Community Health Services - organization & administration
Connecticut
Cost control
Food
Health care policy
Health facilities
Health Personnel
Health Status
Health technology assessment
Hospitals
Humans
Immigrants
Imprisonment
Interprofessional Relations
Law schools
Lawyers
Low income groups
Medical referrals
Medical treatment
Medicare
Nonprofit organizations
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital - organization & administration
Palliative care
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Patients
Pediatrics
Poverty
Primary care
Social Determinants of Health
Tax exempt organizations
Veterans
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Summary:This article examines five different Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLPs) associated with Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut to illustrate how MLP addresses the social determinants of poor health. These MLPs address varied and distinct health and legal needs of unique patient populations, including: 1) children; 2) immigrants; 3) formerly incarcerated individuals; 4) patients with cancer in palliative care; and 5) veterans. The article charts a research agenda to create the evidence base for quality and evaluation metrics, capacity building, sustainability, and best practices; it also focuses specifically on a research agenda that identifies the value of the lawyers in MLP. Such a focus on the “L” has been lacking and is overdue.
ISSN:1073-1105
1748-720X
DOI:10.1177/1073110518804210