Grantee Name
Taconic Research & Education Fund, Inc., fiscal sponsor for Lake Fleet Consulting
Funding Area
Building Healthy Communities
Publication Date
December 2017
Grant Amount
$49,957
Grant Date:
January 2016 – July 2016
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New York State has incorporated population health goals into several major health care initiatives, including the Prevention Agenda, Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program, and State Innovation Models (SIM) initiative.
But population health means different things to different stakeholders. Government and public health officials are likely to view population health as the health outcomes of all people within their jurisdictions. Public and private health plans are likely to think about their own members’ health outcomes. Providers are more likely to focus on their own patient panels. The different interpretations of population health necessitate careful coordination to avoid duplicating efforts and wasting resources within interventions and funding streams. To maximize the value of the State’s investments in population health, stakeholders should be clear on what role they can play, how resources are being allocated within New York State communities, and how they can create synergies from these investments. In 2015, NYHealth awarded Taconic Education and Research Fund, Inc., as fiscal sponsor to Lake Fleet Consulting, a grant to assess New York’s funding streams for population health and map out how those funds are being allocated within communities and organizations across the State.