Helping Low-Income Consumers Access The Resources They Need

The data on the effects of poverty on health status and life expectancy is striking – a point made by my colleague Monica E Oss yesterday in the article, Poverty Really Does Matter When It Comes To Health Care Spending). The studies she cited were just a few of the many examples of how social determinants of health (including safe housing, food security, and education) affect the use of health care resources and health outcomes. For example, we have recently covered a number of studies tying income levels to readmission rates – see Socioeconomic Status & Readmissions: Evidence From An Urban Teaching . . .