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.

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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