AJMC February 23, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant disparities in mortality and made ever-present systemic issues worse for historically underserved communities, signaling that greater efforts to address social determinants of health (SDOHs) are needed now more than ever.
It’s no surprise that COVID-19–based disparities have negatively affected the most vulnerable communities in the United States, especially low-income populations. It’s also no surprise that the poorest Americans tend to be a part of Black, Latino, and/or Indigenous communities.1
However, what the pandemic has revealed is the extent to which reforms are needed; not just in how the United States approaches health care, but in how it approaches all aspects of life.
According to the APM Research Lab’s 2020 Coronavirus Review, 17.0% of...
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