HealthLeaders Media June 22, 2021
After years of testing, the evidence is mixed that these efforts work.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Dozens of studies have looked into whether addressing patients’ social needs improves health and lowers medical costs.
– But so far it’s unclear which of these strategies, focused on so-called social determinants of health, are most effective or feasible.
– And even when such interventions show promising results, they usually serve only a small number of patients.
– Another challenge is that several studies did not go on long enough to detect an impact, or they did not evaluate health outcomes or health costs.
This article was published on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 in Kaiser Health News.
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