Health care spending in the U.S. has been on a constant rise and as of December 2019, accounts for approximately 17.7% of the national GDP, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Costs associated with patients’ hospital readmissions is a major area contributing to these expenditures. In 2011, hospital readmissions occurring within […]

Up until recently, most discussions on improving the US healthcare system focused almost solely on medical care. However, non-medical factors may lead to poor health and poor health outcomes. These factors, called social determinants of health, have only recently started receiving attention, and include (among others): • Living conditions – condition of housing • Isolation […]