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Considering challenges to financing health interventions with pay for success
Of the pay for success (PFS) projects that have launched in the United States, only a handful have included health care system funding, such as state and federal Medicaid dollars in South Carolina’s Nurse-Family Partnership PFS Project. And while many current PFS projects track secondary health outcomes, few have focused primarily on health, either as services funded or payable outcomes.
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Randomization in practice
The contractual nature of evaluation in pay for success (PFS) means that partners must agree on the design. Sites looking to develop the evaluations that can determine the causal impact of the intervention may choose to use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design. For some service providers, RCTs can pose ethical challenges.
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Denver PFS project demonstrates promising housing stability outcomes
This blog originally appeared on America Forward under the title "Practice to Policy: Denver Supportive Housing Social Impact Bond Shows Promising Housing Stability Outcomes In First Year" on April 3, 2018.
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Can pay for success help save the Chesapeake Bay?
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) mission is simple: Save the Bay. For 50 years, we have worked to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams. Through environmental education, advocacy, public outreach, strategic litigation, and environmental restoration, CBF improves water quality, and creates a healthier environment for the 18 million people and 3,600 species of wildlife who make this region their home.
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What does it mean to "scale" in pay for success?
In pay for success (PFS), we often speak of “scaling” a proven intervention. Government officials, investors, and philanthropies widely cite scaling as a key reason for investing in and supporting PFS projects. But what does scaling look like in practice?