Barak D. Richman (Duke University), Breanna Barrett (Duke University), Riya Mohan (Duke University), Devdutta Sangvai (Duke University), A Financial Case for a Medical-Legal Partnership: Reducing Lengths of Stay for Inpatient Care, 51 J. L. Med. & Ethics (2023):
While Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLPs) have improved the health and well-being of the people they serve, most healthcare institutions will only invest in an MLP if they are convinced that doing so will improve its balance sheet. This article offers a detailed estimation of the cost savings that an MLP targeted toward the most acute legal needs would accrue to an academic medical center (AMC) in North Carolina.