How to Fund your MIH /CP Program

How to Fund Your MIH/CP Program by Theresa Soska provides a practical, strategic roadmap for securing sustainable funding for Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) and Community Paramedicine (CP) programs. Soska approaches funding not as a single grant or reimbursement stream, but as a diversified, value‑driven strategy that aligns MIH services with the financial priorities of healthcare systems, payers, and communities.

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The work emphasizes understanding and clearly articulating the return on investment (ROI) of MIH/CP initiatives. Soska explains how programs can demonstrate measurable value through reduced emergency department utilization, avoidable hospital admissions, readmissions, and improved care coordination for high‑risk populations. By translating clinical outcomes into financial and operational metrics, MIH leaders are better equipped to make the case for funding to hospitals, insurers, local governments, and other stakeholders.

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A key focus of How to Fund Your MIH/CP Program is exploring multiple funding pathways, including hospital partnerships, payer contracts, grants, public health funding, municipal support, alternative payment models, and value‑based care arrangements. Soska highlights the importance of avoiding reliance on a single source and instead building layered funding models that increase resilience and long‑term program stability. She also addresses common misconceptions around grant funding, reinforcing that grants are often best used as startup or pilot support rather than permanent solutions.

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Soska places strong emphasis on program design, data, and storytelling as funding tools. Clear service definitions, target populations, standardized metrics, and consistent performance reporting are presented as essential components of any successful funding strategy. Decision‑makers need to understand not only what the program does, but who it serves, why it matters, and how it reduces system strain. Strong data and compelling narratives work together to position MIH/CP as a solution to systemic problems rather than an added expense.

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