# Early Adoption of Services for Health-Related Social Needs in Medicare

## TL;DR

This study examines how Medicare handled payments for new health-related social services in their first year of coverage.

## Contribution

Analyzes early Medicare adoption of services addressing social determinants of health.

## Key findings

- Reimbursement and denial patterns were assessed for new health-related social services.
- The study covers risk assessment, community integration, and illness navigation services.
- Findings highlight initial trends in Medicare's coverage of these services.

## Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses the provision of and reimbursement or payment denials for social determinants of health risk assessment, community health integration, and principal illness navigation services in the first year they were reimbursed by Medicare.