Holding Open the Door for Others Like Me

Abstract: Changing the system would have to wait until my foot was in the door.

Publication: New England Journal of Medicine

Date Published: August 12, 2021

Author(s): Laer H. Streeter, M.D., M.P.H.

This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.