Driving Better Outcomes With A ‘Whole Life’ Approach
The U.S. has historically “separated” the health of an individual from their social circumstances. “Clinically appropriate” was added to the payment criteria to address level of care—the least restrictive level of care only. But social issues or supports were never in the equation.
That perspective has changed for a couple reasons. Over a decade ago, the fundamentals of health insurance underwriting changed with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The end of preexisting condition exclusions, the end of annual and …
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