Hear what Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Peter Welch, Dr. Mark Levine and others have to say about SASH. Watch Video Clips
SASH’s strategy to help older Vermonters schedule and access the vaccine was highlighted in a December 2021 compilation of "COVID-19 Innovations” by the Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub).
Launched statewide in 2011, SASH® (Support and Services at Home) celebrated its 10th anniversary Nov. 12, 2021. See videos of featured speakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Peter Welch, Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine, founder Nancy Rockett Eldridge and others.
Vermont political leaders, health and social-services commissioners, and others will gather to celebrate the 10th anniversary of SASH®
In recognition of the 10th anniversary of SASH, which has been improving Vermonters’ health, enhancing their quality of life, and saving health care costs, Vermont Governor Phil Scott issued a proclamation declaring Nov. 12, 2021, Support and Services at Home (SASH) Day.
Support and Services at Home (SASH) is celebrating 10 years of success statewide, offering services to help keep older adults and people with disabilities healthy, living independently, and enjoying better quality of life.
Funding from OneCare Vermont – the organization leading the state’s “all payer” experiment in health-care reform -- is keeping an innovative and proven system of support for vulnerable Vermonters called SASH (Support and Services at Home) operating in all corners of Vermont.
Forbes magazine presents SASH as a model for other states to emulate, honing in on the latest federal evaluation showing significant savings in Medicare/Medicaid costs, as well as happier, healthier people.
A new federal evaluation of Vermont’s groundbreaking “Support and Services at Home” (SASH) program, released July 12, 2019, shows significantly slower growth in the cost of long-term institutional care for very low-income SASH participants compared to non-participants.
The latest federal evaluation of Vermont’s groundbreaking “Support and Services at Home” (SASH) program, released July 12, shows significantly slower growth in the cost of long-term institutional care for very low-income SASH participants living in most areas of the state compared to non-participants.
An August 2018 article published in the national research journal Cityscape reports that Vermont’s groundbreaking “Support and Services at Home” (SASH) program for older adults and people with disabilities is slowing the growth of Medicare expenditures in emergency-room visits and specialist services.