Becker's Healthcare July 19, 2024
As oft-cited as social determinant of health investments may be in healthcare discussions and strategy, their causal relationship to health outcomes remains blurry with savings that are often overestimated, according to a brief published in July by The Manhattan Institute.
The Manhattan Institute is an American conservative think tank focused on domestic policy and urban affairs. Its brief, “Is Everything Health Care? The Overblown Social Determinants of Health,” is authored by senior fellow Chris Pope, who argues for healthcare providers to stick with a narrower definition of healthcare and challenges the thinking behind the Biden White House’s policy guide, “The U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health.”
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