Health care reform expanded health insurance to millions, but current community benefit policies must be used by organizations hoping to address social determinants.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E248-258. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.248.
Where people live and work influences how long and how well they live. Supporting community investments can diminish risk, improve outcomes, and reduce costs.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E262-268. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.262.
Many pregnant undocumented immigrants are ineligible for public insurance covering prenatal care. National and state policies can either help or hinder patients’ access to health care that is universally recommended by professional guidelines.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(1):E93-99. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.93.
William M. Hart, MD, Patricia Doerr, MD, Yuxiao Qian, MD, and Peggy M. McNaull, MD
When errors happen, too often clinicians are at odds with each other about how to respond to a patient or a patient’s loved ones after that patient suffers harm.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(4):E298-304. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.298.
Marissa Chaet Brykman, JD, Virginia Streusand Goldman, PhD, Nandakumara Sarma, PhD, RPh, Hellen A. Oketch-Rabah, PhD, MSc, Deborah Biswas, JD, and Gabriel I. Giancaspro, PhD
Increase in dietary supplement use in the United States suggests a great need for clinicians to be aware of the range of their quality parameters.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E382-389. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.382.