Social Determinants of Health

CareSource Partnership Boosts Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment

February 21, 2024 - CareSource has partnered with CKF Addiction Treatment to improve member access to substance use disorder treatment in Central Kansas. “Our shared commitment to decreasing substance use disorder in Kansas by breaking down barriers to services and decreasing stigmas around addiction is at the heart of this partnership,” Chad Moore,...

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HHS Will Provide Technical Assistance to States Addressing Homelessness

by Victoria Bailey

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are increasing access to federal programs and resources that address homelessness in eight...

Humana Awards $169K in Health Equity Grants to Community-Based Orgs

by Victoria Bailey

Humana has granted $169,000 to 24 community-based organizations committed to advancing health equity, according to a press release HealthPayerIntelligence received via email. The payer’s health...

Humana Foundation Grants $1M to Address Food Insecurity, Mental Health

by Victoria Bailey

Humana’s philanthropic arm, the Humana Foundation, has awarded research grants totaling $1 million to three universities that will go toward improving food security and mental health in their...

What Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits Will MA Plans Offer in 2024?

by Victoria Bailey

Food and produce services are the most common non-medical supplemental benefit in Medicare Advantage for 2024, offered by 1,475 plans, a report from ATI Advisory found. In addition to offering typical...

7 Elements of Successful Community Health Worker Integration

by Kelsey Waddill

Medicaid programs are leveraging community health workers (CHWs) to improve patient navigation, quality of care, and cultural competency, a Manatt Health newsletter found. “The use of CHWs...

What Are Major Payers Offering Medicare Advantage Members in 2024?

by Victoria Bailey

As Medicare’s open enrollment period approaches, payers have announced new Medicare Advantage plan offerings for 2024.   Because Medicare Advantage plans receive flexibility to cover...

Alignment Health to Offer Medicare Advantage Plans That Address SDOH

by Victoria Bailey

Alignment Healthcare has partnered with Instacart to offer Medicare Advantage plans in 2024 that address social determinants of health, including food insecurity and transportation access. “Our...

Cigna Healthcare Invests $1M to Reduce Food Insecurity for Seniors

by Victoria Bailey

Cigna’s health benefits provider, Cigna Healthcare, will invest $1 million in community-based organizations to address food insecurity among older adults. “Too many people in our country,...

Top Reasons Behind Retail, Medicare Advantage Plan Partnerships

by Kelsey Waddill

Payers such as UnitedHealthcare, Priority Health, and Anthem have pursued Medicare Advantage plan partnerships with retail companies. What is the attraction to this type of partnership? Plans that are co-branded with retail companies are...

How Payers Can Reduce Emergency Department Admission Rates, Costs

by Kelsey Waddill

Members and payers do not always see eye-to-eye, but one point on which they closely align is their desire for members to stay out of the emergency department. Emergency department visits are associated with higher healthcare spending. A...

How One MA Plan Prioritized SDOH to Improve Diabetes Care Access

by Victoria Bailey

Health plans must look beyond clinical outcomes and address social determinants of health to improve beneficiaries’ health. Zing Health, an Illinois-based Medicare Advantage plan, did just that for beneficiaries living with...

Aetna Awards $250K in Social Determinants of Health Grants in MI

by Sarai Rodriguez

Aetna’s Medicaid plan in Michigan has granted $250,000 to 10 community-based organizations, aiming to address social determinants of health (SDOH) needs and advance health equity throughout the...

6 Ways That Health Plans Can Influence A State’s Health Equity

by Kelsey Waddill

With ample fiscal resources and a wide scope of influence, payers can leverage investments, purchasing decisions, network priorities, and other strategies to contribute to health equity, a report from...

Payer Invests in Helping Young Adults Find Work After Foster Care

by Kelsey Waddill

Blue Cross of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) announced a program that focuses on supporting children who are aging out of foster care through employment. “Our Apprenticeship Program provides...

CA Health Plans Commit $114M to Address Homelessness, Health Equity

by Victoria Bailey

LA Care Health Plan and Health Net have committed to investing $114 million over five years to address homelessness and improve health equity in Los Angeles County. The health plans have collaborated...

UHC Grants $275K to Address Social Determinants of Health for Foster Kids

by Victoria Bailey

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina is granting $275,000 to three local organizations to help address social determinants of health for children in kinship and foster care. “Caring...

Humana Funds UNF Program Expansion to Address Food Insecurity

by Kelsey Waddill

Humana has partnered with an academic institution to expand a program that assists seniors with food insecurity challenges. Meals on Wings is a program at the University of Northern Florida (UNF),...

Humana Continues to Address Housing Stability with $40M Investment

by Victoria Bailey

Humana is investing $40 million in affordable housing development, furthering its national commitment to improve housing stability for health plan members. This round of funding brings the...

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