The 68%

What’s in a percentage?

5%—The proportion of the population using 50% of health care resources

10%—The proportion of the population with an addiction

20%—The proportion of the population with a mental illness

29%—The proportion of population with medical conditions that have a mental illness

But 68%? According to Kaiser Permanente’s recent Social Needs in America Survey, that is the proportion of Americans who have experienced at least one unmet social need in the past year.  In his opening keynote address at the 2019 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices Institute, Bechara . . .