The December 2022 issue of Health Affairs
includes several articles about income support programs for families and inequitable access to this assistance. The research focuses primarily on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
In an introductory analysis article, Daniel Finkelstein and colleagues describe the relationship between income and health. Although various government programs provide a financial safety net, the authors point out that “there is inequitable access to these programs, which can exacerbate health disparities.”
In the article, Finkelstein and colleagues examine how income can affect an individuals' ability to afford materials and services to stay healthy as well as influence levels of stress.
Today on Forefront, Rich Joseph and Makeeba McCreary argue that health equity funding needs to be
redesigned, and they point out how most philanthropic dollars seem to go toward short-term, deficit-based, and scope-limited projects—charitable donations rather than sustainable investments.
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