AAAs at the Nexus of Social Care: Contracting with Health Care Entities

AAA Snapshot from the 2023 CBO-Health Care Contracting Survey

Since their creation by the Older Americans Act in 1973, Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) have supported older adults to age well at home and in the community by developing, coordinating and delivering a wide range of home and community-based services that address health-related social needs (HSRNs). As policymakers and the health care sector have become increasingly aware of the negative impact that unmet social needs have on health, health care payers and providers are looking to improve care and
outcomes by contracting with AAAs to provide social care services.

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