Healthcare Innovation July 27, 2020
At a time of great social and health system change, Craig Samitt, M.D., the CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, says it’s important to view healthcare transformation imperatives through a social justice lens
With an unprecedented level of focus not only on the social determinants of health (SDOH), but also on the broader societal issues around healthcare and around health, leaders from all sectors of U.S. healthcare are making moves to incorporate such considerations into their strategic planning.
One organization that is doing so is Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, based in the Minneapolis suburb of Eagan. There, president and CEO Craig Samitt, M.D., who came to the health plan two years ago this...