4 Population Health Strategies Payers Use for Back to School
Health Payer Intelligence August 27, 2020
Whether children are going back to school in person or virtually, payers have a role to play in ensuring that they stay healthy by incorporating strong population health strategies.
As fall approaches and the coronavirus continues to affect daily life, parents must decide whether and how to send their children back to school and payers must consider population health strategies that support their decisions.
There is not a one-size-fits-all solution to schooling for children at this time. A back-to-school decision making tool from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with over 30 checkboxes underscores this fact.
Both in-person and online learning can have certain health effects.
For at-risk children or those with family members who are at-risk, in-person...