Stakeholders Seek Federal Plan To Tackle Social Determinants Of Health

Stakeholders are calling for a national, standardized strategy to assess beneficiaries’ needs and tackle social determinants of health. Those in the sector point to the current patchwork of strategies from the private sector, CMS and state Medicaid agencies as an obstacle to health equity, though progress has been made with a newly launched grant program from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Health plans debuted new programs this month for beneficiaries in need of social care in collaboration with...