Addressing Barriers to Health Care Access
Medical schools and teaching hospitals continuously work across their missions to collaborate with communities to ensure all people have the same opportunities to reach their full health potential. As pioneers in research and clinical best practices, these institutions create the evidence base that makes the case for policies, partnerships, and practices that address barriers to health care access.
AAMC Action supports federal policies that help make social systems more accessible, such as standardized, valid, data collection on the social needs and social determinants that are most likely to correlate with increased exposure, susceptibility, and severity of illness and infectious diseases. Additionally, we support policies that contribute to a health workforce prepared to treat all patients.
AAMC Action Community Voices
Whether as a health care provider or patient, it’s important to share our efforts to reduce barriers to care. You can read stories shared by other advocates about how they are helping to address barriers to health care access in their communities and share your own experiences through the link below.