The Department of Health and Human Services has created a pilot program to determine whether or not social needs such as housing, hunger, violence, transportation and more are correlated to quality and affordability in Medicare and Medicaid. The program will provide up to $157 million to test this theory.
The program spans over five years and is called the Accountable Health Communities model. The model focuses on the social needs related to health of Medicare and Medicaid recipients and connecting clinics and communities. Often, overlooked by regular health checkups, the goal of the Accountable Health Communities model is to create an awareness that providing social needs to patients will create a more affordable, lower cost health care
The program spans over five years and is called the Accountable Health Communities model. The model focuses on the social needs related to health of Medicare and Medicaid recipients and connecting clinics and communities. Often, overlooked by regular health checkups, the goal of the Accountable Health Communities model is to create an awareness that providing social needs to patients will create a more affordable, lower cost health care