Health Equity

Unmet social need and how it relates to health care quality and access in the US

Abstract: A recent study by Megan B. Cole, PhD, MPH, and Kevin H. Nguyen, MS, takes a broader look at the extent of unmet social needs in low-income US adults and the relationship to health care access and quality.

Publication: The Incidental Economist

Date Published: October 20, 2020

Author(s): Cecille Avila

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