Hospitals' Obligations to Address Social Determinants of Health.

RT @JournalofEthics: Health care reform expanded health insurance to millions, but current community benefit policies must be used by organ…

Health care reform expanded health insurance to millions, but current community benefit policies must be used by organizations hoping to address social determinants: https://t.co/L3fxPfaiWC

RT @JournalofEthics: Before Medicare and Medicaid were implemented in 1966, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) required nonprofit hospitals…

Before Medicare and Medicaid were implemented in 1966, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) required nonprofit hospitals to provide free or discounted care to indigent and uninsured patients to qualify for exemptions (the “charity” care standard): https://t.