Barriers to care can be traced to the social determinants of health

Real-world encounter data shows individuals enrolled in a MA plan are more likely to have a chronic condition than those who sign up for original Medicare, says Inovalon's VP of research science and advanced analytics, Christie Teigland.

With analytics and omnichannel strategies like hyper-personalized fotonovelas, providers are leapfrogging over social determinants of health barriers to earn trust, improve patient engagement and close care gaps, says Bob Farrell, CEO of mPulse.

The federal program could be a short-term patch for struggling rural hospitals or the last chance to move rural healthcare onto a model that works at scale. Michael Dalton of non-profit virtual care provider Ovatient explains.