Low-income individuals that received regular monthly cash stipends visited the emergency department less, had fewer hospital admissions and participated in more outpatient subspecialty care according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association .

The authors of the study looked at nearly 2900 low-income individuals who applied for a lottery in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Of those individuals, about 1750 of them received $400 per month for a nine month period. The individuals that received money had 27% fewer emergency room visits compared to those that did not receive the monthly payments.

The aforementioned study underscores the powerful role socioeconomic status plays in shaping health outcomes across populations. So how exactly can income affect health? Below are som

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