Social Services Meets Health Care – Advice For Health Plans & Provider Organizations

As the saying goes – an ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cure. Over the past couple of months, we’ve covered what many believe that prevention looks like – addressing social determinants of health. The research continues to show the connection – states that spend more on social services also have better health outcomes (see Variation In Health Outcomes: The Role Of Spending On Social Services, Public Health, And Health Care, 2000–09) and the three main determinants of poverty, housing instability, and food insecurity, lead to both high rates of acute care and readmission rates (see Housing Instability . . .