Health Equity

Investing in Community to Cut Health Care Costs

Abstract: While health care is important, a new analysis points to improving 'community conditions' as an equally crucial investment.

Date Published: July 23, 2019

Author(s): Katelyn Newman

Publication: US News & World Report

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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.