States' Influences on Medicaid Investments to Address Patients' Social Needs

MMCO experiences should inform new strategies to sustainably implement SDH innovations. An initial promise of managed care was that an MMCO that improves member health through cost-efficient innovations would benefit financially. The views expressed in these interviews challenge this framework's suitability for promoting SDH innovations, as many SDH-promoting services may instead translate into financial losses for MMCOs, even as they produce positive impacts on members' health.