Could health plan co-opetition boost action on social determinants?

Co-opetition in the business world refers to a situation in which competing private firms find it mutually beneficial to cooperate under specific conditions in an effort to jointly finance certain activities for a common purpose that benefits each firm. In our view,encouraging health insurers to apply this business approach to community health, where it is generally unfamiliar,may be a key to tackling social determinants of health (SDOH).