Health reform: criteria change for an upstream approach to address social determinants of health

Yu Fan Hsu

doi:10.1117/12.2692431

7 September 2023 Health reform: criteria change for an upstream approach to address social determinants of health

Yu Fan Hsu

Proceedings Volume 12789, International Conference on Modern Medicine and Global Health (ICMMGH 2023); 127891Z (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2692431
Event: International Conference on Modern Medicine and Global Health (ICMMGH 2023), 2023, Oxford, United Kingdom

Abstract

Policy change is required to address the enduring and persistent negative effects from social determinants of health on individuals seen in disease prevalence consistent with accelerated aging. Social and environmental interactions can lead to detrimental influences on the development in an individual’s experience over time. Given the context and development outcomes, appropriate measures to halt disease burden should be a critical focus due to the substantial number of elderly population by 2050. Existing programs do not have enough reach to cover smaller regions and rural areas. Community support lacks standardization and wastes precious resources in initiating and creating guidelines, setting goals and metrics on effectiveness, and setting best practices on implementation and reaching targeted demographics. Access to preventative care provided by Medicare could dramatically manage the challenges facing this population. Policy to intervene by providing preventative care and social services needs in evaluation of beneficiary criteria for Medicare is critical. Developing a new strategy should be considered since the age limit of 65 falls outside of the range necessary for prevention purposes.

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Yu Fan Hsu "Health reform: criteria change for an upstream approach to address social determinants of health", Proc. SPIE 12789, International Conference on Modern Medicine and Global Health (ICMMGH 2023), 127891Z (7 September 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2692431

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