Association of Health-Related Social Needs With Quality and Utilization Outcomes in a Medicare Advantage Population With Diabetes.

Importance: Recent research highlights the association of social determinants of health with health outcomes of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Objective: To examine associations between health-related social needs (HRSNs) and health care quality and utilization outcomes in a Medicare Advantage population with T2D.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This cross-sectional study used medical and pharmacy claims data from 2019.