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. 2020 Dec;98(4):1033-1052.
doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12482. Epub 2020 Oct 20.

US State Polarization, Policymaking Power, and Population Health

Jennifer Karas Montez  1
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US State Polarization, Policymaking Power, and Population Health

Jennifer Karas Montez. Milbank Q. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Policy Points Explanations for the troubling trend in US life expectancy since the 1980s should be grounded in the dynamic changes in policies and political landscapes. Efforts to reverse this trend and put US life expectancy on par with other high-income countries must address those factors. Of prime importance are the shifts in the balance of policymaking power in the United States, the polarization of state policy contexts, and the forces behind those changes.

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