How Health Plans Can Address Social Determinants of Health

In this episode, hosts Payal Nanavati and Joe Records talk to Janet Walker and Mercy Care’s CEO, Lorry Bottrill about the ways in which the government and health plans are addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH), which are the conditions in which people are born, live, learn, work, play and age and they affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes.    Lorry has been a leader in Arizona’s health care community for more than 25 years.  In this episode, she shares recent examples of Mercy Care’s efforts to address SDOH through collaboration with the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS or “ACCESS”), Arizona’s Medicaid agency.    For more information please see: Mercy Care CDC Notice of Funding Opportunity: Closing the Gap with Social Determinants of Health Accelerator Plans CMS Innovation Center Strategy Refresh AHCCCS Whole Person Care Initiative   Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My! is Crowell & Moring’s health care podcast, discussing legal and regulatory issues that affect health care entities’ in-house counsel, executives, and investors. You can follow Lorry Bottrill here.