Mandates and Incentives to Support Social Needs Screening-Challenges and Opportunities

Zoe Bouchelle; Aditi Vasan; Rushina Cholera

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.5232

Mandates and Incentives to Support Social Needs Screening-Challenges and Opportunities

JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Feb 1;178(2):105-106. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.5232.

Authors

Zoe Bouchelle^{1

2}, Aditi Vasan^{2

3}, Rushina Cholera^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado.
² PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
⁵ Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

PMID: 38048084
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.5232

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint describes 3 potential challenges associated with implementing regulatory mandates and insurer incentives for health-related social needs screening and suggests opportunities for innovation and improvement.