America: Equity and Equality in Health
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The Lancet published a Series about US health and health care, which highlights how widening gaps of income inequality are driving increases in health inequity. Other contributory factors, including mass incarceration and structural racism, are evaluated, as is the impact of the Affordable Care Act. The Series warns of a 21st century health-poverty trap unless new interventions are implemented.
Featured Articles
Inequality and the Health-Care System in the USA
The Affordable Care Act: Implications for Health-Care Equity
Structural Racism & Health Inequities in the USA: Evidence & Interventions
Mass Incarceration, Public Health & Widening Inequality in the USA
Population Health in An Era of Rising Income Inequality: USA 1980-2015