A new study finds significantly higher health care risks linked to community health status and social factors that affect health. The study, which looked at employees of mid- and large-sized companies across the country, found that where an employee lives and the social factors they experience can have a dramatic effect on their health care costs.

The report, called "Community insights: Key factors that influence employee health," is the seventh annual white paper by Health Action Council (HAC) and UnitedHealth Group exploring community health and the social determinants of health (SDOH).

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