Home Health Care News August 6, 2021
In recent years, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have increasingly turned their attention to addressing members’ social determinants of health (SDoH), with the home playing a crucial role.
That’s according to a new report from NORC at the University of Chicago. NORC conducted the report on behalf of Better Medicare Alliance’s (BMA) Center for Innovation in Medicare Advantage.
“The focus on SDoH reflects broader trends in the U.S. health care system, including growing recognition that SDoH may have a more significant influence on health outcomes than clinical care and the increasing levels of social need within the Medicare population,” the report states.
Food access, transportation options, a sense of community and other social determinants of health account for up to 55%...
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