Social Services
The social service market is defined as supports and services related to the social determinants of health such as poverty, food insecurity, lack of education, racism, discrimination, environment, and community conditions. Addressing social determinants of health has become a common strategic conversation in a market focused on whole person care and the value equation. Payers and health plans are taking a more structured approach to addressing social support needs and this opens new possibilities for managers of organizations that provide social support programs that have typically been excluded from health care financing arrangements.
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On December 14, 2021, CVS Health announced plans to invest $11.6 million to provide 171 studio apartment units of permanent supportive housing in Austin, Texas for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), physical disabilities, youth aging out of foster care, and people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Of the 171 units, 51… Read
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