Fierce Healthcare October 16, 2018
Providers and insurers are focusing more on issues like food insecurity. Solving that problem will take persistence.
Health plans, providers and policymakers have finally come around to thinking about how “social determinants” impact individuals’ healthcare. This somewhat academic terminology refers to the notion that social factors such as housing, food, transportation, education, income, wealth, zip code and race—all indicators of social status—are fundamental determinants of one’s health.
Academics and public health researchers have long understood this. More recently, however, insurers and providers have begun examining what they can do to address the persistent social gaps that have historically contributed mightily to health inequity.
This is a positive development in our efforts to address poor outcomes and high costs. But,...
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