Lower income, higher morbidity and mortality
A new article confirmed the relationship between low family income and high morbidity/mortality in children and adolescents, using a more robust database and study design than prior studies (see income kids and inc morbidity JAMA2022 in dropbox, or doi:10.1001/jama.2022.22778) Details : -- 795,000 individuals from age 5 to 17 who were enrolled in Medicaid from 2011-2012 with family income <200% of the federal poverty threshold, were followed through December 2021 -- mean age 10.6 years (44% aged 5 to 9, 56% aged 10 to 17), 50% female, 35% white/34% Hispanic/25% non-Hispanic Black -- 5 states with the largest sample: California 14%/Texas 10%/Illinois 6%/New York 6%/Ohio 5% -- income level below median income for these Medicaid recipients: 387,000 people; higher than median income in 408,000 -- income-to-poverty ratio: those below median income 46%, above median income 134% ...