Interactive SDoH Tool

Using the Health Waste Calculator to understand waste in vulnerable communities

Select options in the fields below to explore health waste disparity indexes at the county-level.

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What it is

This online interactive tool allows you to explore the association between utilization of wasteful healthcare services and health-related social factors.

How it works

Using the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), which scores communities based on socioeconomic status, household characteristics, race/ethnicity/language characteristics, housing type and transportation, we look at the 5 most common wasteful healthcare services using the Milliman MedInsight Health Waste Calculator. This reveals the health waste disparity index, representing the degree to which a county's social vulnerability score impacts the administration of wasteful healthcare services.

Why it matters

Understanding the regional variation in this relationship can help improve health care by focusing on what really matters to people’s well-being and encouraging the right resources are focused in the right areas.

Considerations

  • Health waste disparity index: The degree to which a county’s social vulnerability score impacts the administration of wasteful healthcare services.
  • Please note it is possible that the county you are looking for does not exist in our mapping table, which was produced by the CDC using 2020 data.
  • Our estimates are based on 2022 Emerging Experience data and Version 8.2 of the MedInsight Health Waste Calculator (HWC). Your experience may vary from these estimates. Our estimates have not been risk-adjusted. Risk adjusted results may vary from the estimated waste index.
  • Please note that data is available upon request for some American territories, including Puerto Rico and Guam.
  • There are several publicly available indices for measuring social determinants of health, and they vary by composition and intended use. We selected the SVI for demonstrative purposes and welcome the opportunity to collaborate with other organizations to improve the methodology further.
  • The Milliman MedInsight Health Waste Calculator is an analytical claims grouper that identifies and quantifies unnecessary, wasteful or low value care based on clinically nuanced, evidence-based guidelines. The tool brings together clinical expertise and powerful data analytics to provide the resources necessary to target and reduce wasteful spending.