Drs. Sabbatini and Duber awarded grant from UW Population Health Initiative

Dr. Amber Sabbatini and Co-Investigator Dr. Herbie Duber were recently awarded a Pilot Research Grant from the UW Population Health Initiative for their project, "Does access to federally qualified health centers with high levels of behavioral health integration impact ED and hospital use among Medicaid beneficiaries?" 

The proposed project leverages a new academic-public partnership to evaluate the effects of behavioral health integration on outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries. Their study reflects a collaborative effort between the UW investigator team, Public Health – Seattle King County, and HealthierHere, the regional Accountable Community of Health responsible to the state for improving outcomes and shepherding delivery system transformation in King County.