Screening Without Handoffs: Why CMS's SDOH Rollback Creates a Dangerous Gap for High-Risk Patients
CMS has removed SDOH reporting from inpatient quality programs while expanding outpatient screening mandates. For ESRD and transplant patients — who move across both settings — this creates a structural gap that clinical social workers are now expected to bridge alone.
Apr 06, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW