“How Medicaid mission creep undermines real health care”

“How Medicaid mission creep undermines real health care,” by Anthony Digiorgio, The Hill

Quote:

“The federal government wants Medicaid to ameliorate ‘social determinants of health’ (SDOH). Unfortunately, using an agency designed to finance medical care for the poor to instead address a broad range of complex social problems has led to ‘mission creep.’ It’s simply not feasible.”

 

LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform:

Excellent column on the dangers inherent in new and rising government health care regulation trends, such as using Medicaid to address social determinants of health and value-based payment.