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Great stuff by Highmark Health. Individual SDoH assessments are super important.... but what's even more critical, is how we utilize those assessments to address social determinants of health in product and plan build outs in both Medicare Advantage and Medicaid. Supplemental Benefits in MA and Value Add Benefits in Medicaid have evolved over the last 10 years.. but what's lacking is the creativity around customization on the individual member level. One size fit all Supplemental Benefits and Value Add Benefits do not fully address social determinants of health. The MCOs and their down stream vendors that put emphasis and strategy around customization will be the ones that succeed during the new age of Managed Care. #medicareadvantage #managedmedicaid #supplementalbenefits #valueaddbenefits #CMS #SDoH #socialdeterminantsofhealth Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

"This year, we continue to focus on the connection between civic participation and health, called civic health. Evidence shows that participating in our communities, whether through volunteering or joining neighborhood groups, strengthens our social connections and sense of belonging which in turn, benefits our physical and mental health. Civic participation in political or electoral processes through voting or organizing can also influence policies that create opportunities for health, including safe spaces to live and work and funding for public health initiatives. This report highlights the importance of civic infrastructure, spaces to connect and be informed, with a focus on access to local news, broadband internet and public libraries."

Community health workers (CHWs) have great potential to create impactful health interventions. Our newest systematic reviews empower policymakers to see this strong potential. Read the document at: s.id/Riset-Publikasi-CISDI Discover our more impactful research here at: s.id/Riset-Publikasi-CISDI #PolicyBrief #PublicPolicy

The evidence is clear: community health workers make #HealthForAll possible. To succeed, #proCHWs must be salaried💵, skilled📚, supplied😷, supervised👥, and integrated into health systems at scale. See this approach in action in Last Mile Health's 2023 Impact Narrative: bit.ly/2023ImpactNarrative

Health is more than just medical care. Last week, we published and began the first stages of the Convergence Collaborative on Social Factors of Health Blueprint for Action release! The Collaborative met for several months to come to a consensus on solutions for creating the best policy environment for local efforts and partnerships to improve household and community health by addressing social factors of health (also known as social determinants of health or SDOH). These convenings were supported with generous financial support by CommonSpirit Health, the Episcopal Health Foundation, and Kaiser Permanente. Their commitment to the Convergence process of building consensus among people and organizations with different views and priorities made the project possible. #SDOH #SocialFactorsOfHealth #SocialDriversofHealth #SocialDeterminantsofHealth

Reflecting on Health Affairs' special issue and the impactful NYU study by Daniel B. Neill, we gain crucial insights into the interplay between housing conditions and health in NYC. If you missed the briefing or the journal club, delve into the discussions and findings at these links. These sessions offer valuable perspectives for researchers and policymakers alike on addressing urban health disparities through housing policy. https://lnkd.in/eZ_FF273

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are now recognized as a major player in health outcomes. Our latest blog helps you understand the importance of Z codes in SDOH reporting. Read this interesting #blog

Change in health and social care is often complex and rarely linear. Rushing through a linear approach to change can lead to the wrong changes being implemented. Creating the Conditions for Change and integration will help to prepare your service to plan the change collectively for the new health regions. This approach results in sustained change. You can download the Creating Conditions for Change resource https://lnkd.in/eQHQ3YPE #Peopleandculture #changematters #integratedchange

Limited access to primary care, large backlogs for specialty care, and staff shortages have become the norm nationwide. Can we fix the #HealthcareSystem and preserve it as a cornerstone of Canadian society? And how can we expand health care to address unmet needs in areas such as pharmacare, mental health, and aging care? The new CSA Public Policy Centre paper https://bit.ly/4bDmCPW explores these questions. The paper provides a history of health care in Canada to help identify gaps and issues within the system and offers policy pathways to make it work better.

The @Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and @CVS Health recently shared their findings in a joint research paper about how health plans can address social determinants of health, specifically using community health worker-led programs. Read the full report below to learn about the value of community health workers and how we can make tactical changes to improve outcomes. Be sure to read the full report below! #TeamCVS