HealthLeaders Media November 18, 2022
Jay Asser

Housing and food security programs led the way for spending on social determinants of health (SDOH) by payers between 2017 and 2021.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– A study of social spending by major insurers found that payers invested less than one percent of their net income on SDOH in 2021.

– SDOH investments spiked in 2020, when insurers spent 1.6% on their net income due to circumstances around the COVID-19 pandemic.

– The areas that saw the most investment were housing ($1.2 billion) and food security ($238 million) programs, while transportation ($13.4 million) received the least attention.

SDOH have been identified as worthwhile investments by health organizations, but insurers are not putting their money where their mouth is, according to a...

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