“… HHS LOOKS AT FUNDING ‘SOCIAL DETERMINANTS’: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is looking into a new care model that could let organizations pay for patients’ social needs, like housing and nutrition, HHS Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday.”
“[W]hat if we went beyond connections and referrals — what if we provided solutions for the whole person, including addressing housing, nutrition and other social needs?” Azar said.
“CMMI has an early-stage model, named “Model One,” that could allow for a single payment that an accountable care entity can use to invest in…” Read the full article here.
Source: Many questions for VA, DoD at hearing – By Darius Tahir, November 15, 2018. POLITICO.
