Forbes March 16, 2020
CVS Health is melding a program designed to help those who’ve suffered an opioid overdose into its widening effort to address social determinants of health.
The effort by CVS Health and its Aetna health insurance unit comes as insurers roll out strategies to move into their communities and beyond the doctor’s office to reduce costs and improve outcomes.
In this case, CVS is working to bolster Aetna’s “Guardian Angel” program initially in North Carolina where it will be supported by Unite Us, a social care coordination platform that uses its technology to connect healthcare and providers of social services. Financial terms of the partnership weren’t disclosed, but it’s expected to eventually be expanded given Aetna’s Guardian Angel program is nationwide.
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