Healthcare DIVE June 9, 2023
Regulators said they’re trying to work around restrictions regarding what groups Medicare is allowed to pay as they look to address social determinants of health.
The CMS is exploring programs that would pay social or community health workers to address patients’ social needs in a bid to invest more heavily in food, housing, transportation and other social determinants of health, according to agency officials.
“We are looking at that. For example, in maternal health, thinking about the role of doula and community health workers,” Liz Fowler, director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, said on Thursday during the CMS’ inaugural health equity conference.
Social determinants of health are a significant driver of health outcomes and medical costs, especially...
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