Health Affairs August 11, 2017
Patricia Illingworth

Access to health care is critical for the health of individuals and for the well-being of the community, but health depends on more than medical care. Studies show that the social determinants of health, including education, socioeconomic status, poverty, the physical and social environment, employment, and discrimination, among others, are at least as important for health as is medical care. It is worth considering where the new administration stands with respect to the social determinants of health. President Trump’s budget, perhaps the best indication we have of his administration’s priorities, unfortunately appears to show little interest in addressing the social determinants.

The President’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget request, proposed back in May, targeted many of the social factors that impact...

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Topics: CMS, Congress / White House, Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, HHS, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Population Health Mgmt, Primary care, Provider, Self-insured
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