TY - JOUR
T1 - What we say and what we do
T2 - Why US investments in children’s health are falling short
AU - Currie, Janet
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - This article explores the gap between what Americans say we believe with respect to spending on child health and what we actually do, which falls short of norms in other developed countries. Three possible reasons are identified: a lack of information about the effectiveness of government programs affecting child health, the idea that “investments” in child health should pay for themselves, and ideological preferences that prioritize other goals and that may themselves be rooted in this country’s racial history. These factors are not mutually exclusive, and all may be at play simultaneously.
AB - This article explores the gap between what Americans say we believe with respect to spending on child health and what we actually do, which falls short of norms in other developed countries. Three possible reasons are identified: a lack of information about the effectiveness of government programs affecting child health, the idea that “investments” in child health should pay for themselves, and ideological preferences that prioritize other goals and that may themselves be rooted in this country’s racial history. These factors are not mutually exclusive, and all may be at play simultaneously.
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U2 - 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00633
DO - 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00633
M3 - Article
C2 - 33017250
AN - SCOPUS:85092608692
SN - 0278-2715
VL - 39
SP - 1684
EP - 1692
JO - Health Affairs
JF - Health Affairs
IS - 10
ER -