Nancy Lutwak

There is a limit of 300 words for letters to the editor. Health Affairs reserves the right to edit all letters for clarity, length, and tone. Letters can be submitted by e-mail, letters{at}healthaffairs.org, or the Health Affairs website, http://www.healthaffairs.org. The article by Taressa Fraze and coauthors (Nov 2016) focused on the importance of meeting patients’ nonmedical needs to improve population health and quality of care and to lower the cost of care.