The Referral Was Never The Point: Rereading The Retreat From Social Needs Stephen Farber September 25, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/referral-never-point-rereading-retreat-social-needs?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--69Xgx969EbwO-bkB_km14p-r5qIMB1ijn35pFcLvLH3d3zHGJRDOs3-8dXbvv1KwW41qgPOigwAN9JIrc9CnOvqJjEg&_hsmi=441023134&utm_source=hasu Relationships are not an alternative to infrastructure; they are the very thing that health care infrastructure should be built to support.