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People wait to receive food at La Colaborativa Food Pantry in Chelsea, Mass., on Nov. 23, 2021. To account for social risks, the Massachusetts Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program, launched in 2017, adjusts Medicaid payments based on 27 patient characteristics and the Neighborhood Stress Score, a small-area deprivation index. Photo: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

Improving Health Care Quality

Accounting for Social Risks in Medicare and Medicaid Payments

Blog / Feb 01, 2023

Volunteers deliver boxes of foods to families on May 8, 2020 in Foxborough, Mass. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services recently approved section 1115 demonstrations in Massachusetts in three other states that include innovative funding for addressing social drivers of health, such as nutrition-related services. Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Improving Health Care Quality

CMS Approves Groundbreaking Section 1115 Demonstrations

Blog / Dec 07, 2022

An illustration of social determinants of health radiating around a health care symbol. These determinants include things like housing, food, and transportation.

Improving Health Care Quality

Health Care’s Increasing Focus on the Drivers of Health

Podcast / Nov 18, 2022

Mask-wearing senior stairs out of balcony in senior living community.

Improving Health Care Quality

More COVID-19 Fallout: Social Isolation Associated with Poor Health and Emotional Distress

Blog / May 04, 2022

Illustration of a net in space with people above

Advancing Health Equity

The Pandemic Won’t End Until We Strengthen Our Safety Net

Podcast / Apr 22, 2022

Volunteers in masks prepare fruit at a long table in a food bank

Advancing Health Equity

Now is the Time for Measuring Social Drivers of Health in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program

Blog / Mar 28, 2022

Recipients stand with food they picked up at a food bank in boxes leaning against a wall.

Improving Health Care Quality

Capturing Value in Social Health: Lessons in Developing the Business Case for Social Health Integration in Primary Care

Issue Briefs / Jan 31, 2022

Kyra Betts holds her five-month-old son Nathan Randy Patton Jr. outside her mother’s home in St. Louis on May 20, 2021.

Advancing Health Equity

The High Costs of Maternal Morbidity Show Why We Need Greater Investment in Maternal Health

Issue Briefs / Nov 12, 2021

Illustration of doctor speaking with trans homeless youth

Advancing Health Equity

Meeting the Health Care Needs of Transgender People Without Housing

Podcast / Nov 05, 2021

woman in mask reaches to pick an apple from a grocery store shelf

Advancing Health Equity

Measuring What Matters: Social Drivers of Health

Blog / Nov 02, 2021

Beyond Vaccines: How Can We Prevent the Next Pandemic?

Advancing Health Equity

Beyond Vaccines: How Can We Prevent the Next Pandemic?

Podcast / Jun 18, 2021

They’re Not Going to Say They’re Hungry’: Designing Health Care for Trauma Survivors

Advancing Health Equity

“They’re Not Going to Say They’re Hungry”: Designing Health Care for Trauma Survivors

Podcast / May 21, 2021

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