MedCity News May 11, 2025
SDOH screenings are a critical tool, but they are only the first step. By measuring without offering solutions, we’re perpetuating reactivity and creating a system of injustice.
Social determinants of health (SDOH) screening tools have been prioritized in emerging healthcare delivery models aimed at transforming traditional care delivery and reimbursing a broader bench of supportive services. However, with the shift in priorities that often accompanies a new federal administration, changes are already in the works for SDOH.
Currently, the Trump administration has rescinded the Biden administration’s guidance on the creation and administration of SDOH and health-related social needs (HRSN) services for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), saying that approval for service requests that address HRSN/SDOH will be...







