Key Highlights
- Socially Determined and Uber Health collaboration: Aiming to improve healthcare access and outcomes for Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and commercially insured beneficiaries.
- Uber Health’s comprehensive platform: Facilitates seamless coordination of transportation, prescription delivery, and access to essential items, enhancing patient care.
- Strategic use of social risk data: Socially Determined’s analytics combined with Uber Health’s platform targets individuals with greatest needs, optimizing benefit allocation.
Source: Business Wire
Notable Quotes
- Historically, the onus has been on patients to navigate their own benefits—from figuring out what they’re eligible for, to tracking down those services, to securing reimbursement. “We’re turning that model on its head,” – Caitlin Donovan, Global Head at Uber Health.
- “Our payer and provider partners…require a partner to help mitigate those risks and eliminate those barriers,” – Trenor Williams, Co-Founder and CEO at Socially Determined
SoH's Take
The collaboration between Socially Determined and Uber Health marks a significant step forward in integrating health and social care. By leveraging Socially Determined’s social risk analytics and Uber Health’s extensive platform, this partnership addresses a crucial gap in healthcare – accessibility and coordination of essential services. The strategic alignment of these two innovative entities could be a game-changer in value-based care, offering a scalable model that other healthcare organizations might emulate. It not only enhances patient care but also has the potential to significantly reduce healthcare costs by improving access and preventing complications. This initiative reflects a growing trend towards holistic healthcare, where understanding and meeting social needs are as important as medical treatment in achieving optimal health outcomes.
