In a study commissioned by the Better Medicare Alliance's Center for Innovation in Medicare Advantage, NORC at the University of Chicago analyzed the social determinants of health (SDHO) landscape in three areas: data sources and beneficiary ID, intervention, and evaluation.

More health plans have prioritized their beneficiaries' social health needs in recent years. They've focused on four main areas: social isolation, transportation, housing, and food. But their efforts have been hindered by gaps in the data, a lack incentives, and poor integration of social services. 

NORC found 12 organizations who provided inspirational examples for overcoming these obstacles. We distilled our findings into a series of best practices with associated support documentation and presented them in an engaging, easy-to-use scrollytelling site. The site allows health care providers across the country to easily explore, understand, and adopt the practices in their own care environments.