PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Alpert, Jordan M. AU - Hurwitz, Heather McKee AU - Rothberg, Michael B. TI - The One Taboo Question AID - 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230478R1 DP - 2025 Jan 30 TA - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine PG - jabfm.2023.230478R1 4099 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/early/2025/01/30/jabfm.2023.230478R1.short 4100 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/early/2025/01/30/jabfm.2023.230478R1.full AB - Income is an important social determinant of health, yet it is rarely discussed among patients and clinicians. Discussing income could open the door to addressing issues like high deductibles, prescription costs, copays, housing expenses, and medical debt. We identify ways to overcome obstacles to talking about this taboo subject.