Investing In SDoH Strategies: The Numbers Are In

Data show that 80% of health outcomes are driven by personal, social, and environmental factors, largely unrelated to health care. Robert M. Atkins, M.D., MPH, senior medical director of Aetna Medicaid, addressed this issue during the 2019 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat (see Building A Trauma-Informed Informed Network—One Health Plan’s Approach) and explained Aetna’s strategy for exploring trauma-informed provider organization networks.

And Aetna is in good company. We’ve reported on Kaiser Permanente’s Thrive Local initiative that addresses social needs (see The 68%) and Anthem’s Care Heroes for consumers who need long . . .