Working With Community Care Hubs to Address Social Drivers of Health – Dec 2022

Manatt Health December 19, 2022
Elizabeth Osius, Natassia M. Rozario, Justine Zayhowski Segal, Melinda J. Dutton

Health and well-being require far more than medical care. Research shows that personal behaviors, physical environments and socioeconomic factors—commonly referred to as social drivers of health (SDOH)—are responsible for 80 percent of health outcomes.¹ Individuals enrolled in Medicaid experience disproportionate rates of complex health and social needs. With this in mind, state Medicaid agencies are increasingly looking beyond the health care system for community-based solutions to improve health outcomes.² Community-based organizations (CBOs) are emerging as critical partners in state efforts to address SDOH.^{3, 4} Trusted by the communities they serve, CBOs have deep relationships, knowledge of the local environment and critical expertise in the delivery of social care. Despite their promise, challenges around the establishment and sustainability of relationships between...

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