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 - 2024 Sep 01 TA - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine PG - 979--982 VI - 37 IP - 5 4099 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/37/5/979.short 4100 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/37/5/979.full SO - J Am Board Fam Med2024 Sep 01; 37 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.