Employment As A Whole Person Strategy

Health plans are making more investments in addressing social support needs of their members, with the twin goals of improved member health status and reduced health care spending. We’ve covered investments in housing (see Humana Expands National Commitment To Affordable Housing With Additional $25 Million To Fund Projects In 11 States and UnitedHealth Group Invests Additional $100 Million In Health & Housing Fund For Social Determinants) and in nutrition programs (see Inland Empire Health Plan In California Launches Nutrition Pilot With Mom’s Meals).

But health plan investments in employment programs—a key social determinant of health—are not . . .