Newsletter Articles | October 12, 2018
What Are Payers, Health Plans, & ACOs Doing About Social Determinants?
About 80% of payers believe addressing social determinants of health (SDH) are important and are using programs to identify and address SDH. Though their approaches are different, its clear that payers recognize the value in addressing SDH—about 42% of payers integrate referrals to community-based social service programs and resources; about 34% integrate consumer medical information with consumer financial, census, and geographic data; and about 31% offer a “social needs” assessment along with health risk assessments (see <a href="https://www.openminds.com/market-intelligence/news/80-of-payers-add-requirements-that-member-programs-address-social-determinants-of-health . . .