In recent years, states increasingly have sought to use Medicaid managed care to promote health care as an entry point into access to services aimed at addressing underlying social determinants of health. State Medicaid programs primarily rely on managed care to provide efficient, comprehensive, quality care. Today, approximately seven in ten Medicaid beneficiaries are enrolled in managed care. As research continues to establish the importance of addressing social determinants of health, the ongoing pandemic highlights significant needs to address and incorporate social determinants of health into services for low-income and racial/ethnic minority beneficiaries. This blog describes findings from the first phase of the study. George Washington University researchers conducted a contract review of Medicaid managed care organization contracts from 39 states and the District of Columbia. The contract review was based on the 40 MCO model or executed contracts that were publicly available as of October 1, 2019 and the contract review process was completed in June 2020.