Author Interviews, Columbia, Cost of Health Care, Health Care Systems / 11.09.2016
Earned Income Tax Credits Linked To Improved Health Parameters
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Peter Muennig, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
New York, NY 10032
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: We looked that the supplemental Earned Income Tax Credit
( EITC ) programs offered by states to determine whether they have health impacts or not.
We found that, on average, folks who live in states that offer supplemental EITC showed improvements in health after EITC was implemented.
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