Social determinants of health and US health care expenditures by insurer

JAMA Network Open

2024-10-23

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cross-sectional study of 14,000 insured adults, individual-level social determinants of health were significantly associated with U.S. health care expenditures by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers. These findings may inform health insurers and policymakers to incorporate social determinants of health in their decision-making practices to identify and control health care expenditures, advancing health equity.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Giridhar Mohan, MPH, email gmohan1@jhu.edu.

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