Opportunities In Medicaid & CHIP To Address Social Determinants Of Health (SDOH)

On January 7, 2021, the Department of Health Care Services sent a letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services. The letter described opportunities under Medicaid and CHIP to better address social determinants of health (SDOH) and to support states with designing programs, benefits, and services that can more effectively improve population health, reduce disability, and lower overall health care costs in the Medicaid and CHIP programs by addressing SDOH . . .