Emergency departments often serve as the primary healthcare facility and resource for people facing socioeconomic barriers, such as unstable housing, limited transportation, food insecurity, and unaffordable medications. Fellow Charles Mathias sits down with emergency physician and health policy leader Dr. Shamie Das to examine how these non-medical needs can not only become medical emergencies, contribute to clinician fatigue, and result in ethical challenges, but also reveal opportunities to align healthcare financing with prevention more effectively.
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