Health Payer Intelligence September 22, 2021
Health plans and community-based organizations face numerous challenges in the new world of social determinants of health contracting.
Social determinants of health contracting with community-based organizations remains a complex and challenging task for payers as the demand for answers grows more pressing.
As the industry’s awareness of social determinants of health expands, so does the need for evidence-based solutions. Often, these solutions require health insurers and health systems to contract with community-based organizations that can address the issues more closely.
The share of community-based organizations entering into contracts increased from 2017 to 2018, according to a survey from Miami University’s Scripps Gerontology Center. The survey focused specifically on community-based organizations that served seniors, since the Center conducted the survey on...