Wren Keber | Source | Managing Partner at Cardinal Consulting Group

Wren Keber, managing partner at Cardinal Consulting Group, a Los Angeles healthcare consulting firm, says payers, providers, and public officials are all starting to realize the value that addressing SDoH carries in improving physical and mental health outcomes. “For Medicare Advantage plans, rebate dollars fund supplemental benefits, so the idea is that SDoH services will fold into plan supplemental benefits for 2020,” says Keber. “There is an increasing body of evidence that managing social determinants of health for an at-risk or rising-risk population can result in improved quality and financial outcomes.”

https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/medicare-advantage-plans-covering-more-sdoh-benefits

Cardinal Consulting Group Managing Partner Wren Keber spoke with The Orange County Register regarding pricing fluctuations, availability and procurement confusion related to PPE, specifically N95 masks. “There’s been a fair amount of confusion nationally, not just in California, about ‘who’s on first’ when it comes to procuring those resources,” Mr. Keber said. he goes on to say, “In today’s environment, a price list is null and void. It’s a matter of free-market working its magic.”

https://www.cardinalcg.com/keber-quoted-in-the-orange-county-register-on-n95-mask-availability-and-price/