Sullivan Hannah R
A legal scholar for the American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs in Chicago, Illinois.
AMA J Ethics. 2019 Mar 1;21(3):E248-258. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.248.
Federal health care reform has expanded medical insurance to millions of people, altering the role that hospitals play in improving community health. However, current federal and state community benefit policy is an ineffective tool for ensuring that hospitals address the social determinants of health afflicting their communities. Policy shifts and other incentives that promote improved population health outcomes can encourage health care organizations to do the same.
联邦医疗保健改革已将医疗保险覆盖范围扩大至数百万人，改变了医院在改善社区健康方面所扮演的角色。然而，当前联邦和州的社区福利政策在确保医院解决困扰其所在社区的健康的社会决定因素方面是一种无效的工具。促进改善人群健康结果的政策转变和其他激励措施可以鼓励医疗保健组织也这样做。
