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The prohibition applied to “residential care facilities for the elderly,” commonly referred to as assisted living or eldercare facilities, as well as other nonmedical care facilities under the umbrella of the Department of Social Services.

“Wouldn’t it be cool to try and look for tipping points in business, or in social policy, or in advertising, or in any number of other nonmedical areas?”

Between 2010 and 2020, medical debt usurped nonmedical debt as the largest source of Americans’ debt in collections, according to a study published in the National Library of Medicine.

Far from the forced-friendship introvert hellscapes they sound like, social prescriptions refer to nonmedical resources—like nutritious food, job support, and housing assistance—and activities—like cycling groups, art classes, and potluck dinners.

It makes complete sense: When doctors treat the underlying conditions that make people sick with practical, nonmedical resources, those people get better.