The primary stated purpose of this requirement is to allow SNPs to incorporate this information into the overall plan of care for members

With the COVID-19 public health emergency potentially coming to a close there has been a lot of well-grounded discussion about how to...

Strategies for Effective SDoH Outreach Campaigns in 2022 We all have our own unique life history, our own strengths and our own...

The COVID-19 Pandemic has created disproportionate employment challenges for the over age 65 population, decreasing financial security,...

Like so many individuals and organizations, state Medicaid agencies have experienced challenges during the COVID-19 public health...

We sometimes get asked “just what exactly does the Government Relations team do for a company like BeneLynk?” We have many different...

At BeneLynk, our approach to documenting and addressing Social Determinant of Health (SDoH) barriers is centered on a human-to-human...

When we think about barriers to living a healthy life, we often do so in the context of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Access to adequate...

At BeneLynk, we believe that the success of a Dual Eligible Advocacy service is measured by the member experience and by the increase in...

As health plans meet the challenges of Covid-19, new awareness has grown of a broad spectrum of day-to-day challenges member’s face:...

We’ve written before about the Public Health Emergency and its impact on Medicaid recertifications. With Secretary of Health and Human...

As you may know, 22% of all Medicare Advantage members are veterans. 5% of all Medicare Advantage members receive care through the VA....

Last week, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data and commentary shedding light on the disproportionate impact...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted how healthcare is delivered nationwide and touches virtually every service that managed care plans...

Will SDoH reshape Medicare risk adjustment? For decades, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recognized that...

Dual Eligible Outreach and Advocacy is not a new initiative in Medicare Advantage. Back in the early 2000s many of us on the BeneLynk...

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are all the talk in managed care now. Behind all the buzz, is the big question — how do we...

The once remote threat of a government shutdown has become an immediate probability. As Aaron Blake wrote in today’s Washington Post, the...