Executive Briefings | April 13, 2023
You Need Your Zs
The hard line between health care spending and social service spending seems to be melting. But it remains to be seen if the health care system is ready to move to address the social determinants of health at any scale.
The developments have been striking. Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) changed the rules for Medicaid health plans, allowing them to spend health care premiums on social service programs (see <a href="https://openminds.com/market-intelligence/news/state-medicaid-managed-care-plans-can-spend-up-to-5-of-premiums-on-social-determinants-of-health . . .