Making The Social Happen

We have decades of research showing how lack of social supports drives health care spending in the U.S. changed these to items in our library (see Pushing The Social Service Line and The Social Determinants Opportunity). But there have been some massive policy impediments standing in the way of using any “health care” resources to address these issues.

Thankfully that trend is starting to reverse. A few years ago, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) changed the rules for Medicare Advantage plans, allowing them to address member social support needs. (For a great example of this, check . . .