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A Podcast for Employee Benefits Professionals Focused on Better Health and affordability. Brent Smith’s journey into health care started when his first post-college employer offered an incentive to employees to complete their annual physical. Short on cash and buried in student loans—he went. That visit led to a diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome and changed the course of his life. It sparked a deep curiosity about health in America, a personal commitment to wellness, and the realization that an employer’s benefits strategy can change lives.

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Addressing SDoH with Community Connected Care

MarketScale
May 21, 2025
Brent Smith
Community Connected Care
Danny Maxson
Neal Turnage
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Brent sits down with Neal Turnage and Danny Maxson from Elevance Health’s Social Impact Team to explore how the Community Connected Care initiative is redefining healthcare. They share how Elevance is actively addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)—like housing instability, food insecurity, and transportation access—by embedding support into member-facing systems. Through strategic partnerships, digital tools, and person-to-person outreach, they’re helping clients and members navigate real-world barriers to health. This episode breaks the myth that social needs only affect low-income populations—and shows how everyone is just one crisis away from needing help.

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