[co-author: Rebecca Onie, and Rocco Perla]
Editor’s Note: In a new issue brief supported by the Blue Shield of California Foundation and the Commonwealth Fund, Manatt Health in partnership with The Health Initiative presents strategies for how states can buy health, not just health care. The issue brief presents seven strategies for addressing drivers of health (DOH), defined as socioeconomic, environmental and behavioral factors (e.g., homelessness, food insecurity, exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV), adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), racism and discrimination) that impact health. Click here to download a free copy of the full issue brief. To download a free copy of our recently published