AJMC October 23, 2024
Giuliana Grossi

Key Takeaways

  • Social determinants of health significantly influence health care costs across Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance programs.
  • Educational attainment and social isolation notably affect Medicaid expenditures, with higher costs linked to lower education and increased isolation.
  • Neighborhood quality and economic stability are key factors in Medicare spending, impacting costs based on access to parks and financial confidence.
  • Medical discrimination and debt collection contact are associated with increased private insurance expenditures.
  • Integrating SDOH into policy could help manage healthcare costs and promote health equity, though challenges persist in implementation.

Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance programs all showed significant variability in expenditures based on social and nonclinical factors.

New research exhibits the influence that social determinants of health (SDOH)...

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