Health Payer Intelligence May 31, 2022
Victoria Bailey

CMMI’s Accountable Health Communities model helped address social determinants of health and health equity by screening Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries for health-related social needs.

Federal agencies and healthcare stakeholders have a renewed focus on addressing social determinants of health and health-related social needs as the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of health equity.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center (CMMI) has prioritized social determinants of health and health equity for years by designing healthcare payment and service delivery models that focus on social needs and social risk adjustment.

During Xtelligent Healthcare Media’s Social Determinants of Health Summit, Tequila Terry, group director of state innovation and prevention and population health at CMMI, shared how the center continues to...

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