abstract: 'Policy PointsIn America, wages appear to be growing relative to

  purchasing power over time. However, while the ability to purchase

  consumer goods has indeed improved, the cost of basic survival needs

  such as health care and education has increased faster than wages have

  grown.America''s weakening social policy landscape has led to a massive

  socioeconomic rupture in which the middle class is disappearing, such

  that most Americans now cannot afford basic survival needs, such as

  education and health insurance.Social policies strive to rebalance

  societal resources from socioeconomically advantaged groups to those in

  need. Education and health insurance benefits have been experimentally

  proven to also improve health and longevity. The biological pathways

  through which they work are also understood.'
affiliation: 'Muennig, P (Corresponding Author), Columbia Univ, Mailman Sch Publ Hlth,
  Hlth Policy \& Management, New York, NY 10027 USA.

  Muennig, Peter, Columbia Univ, Mailman Sch Publ Hlth, New York, NY 10027 USA.'
author: Muennig, Peter
author-email: Pm124@cumc.columbia.edu
author_list:
- family: Muennig
  given: Peter
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12630
eissn: 1468-0009
files: []
issn: 0887-378X
journal: MILBANK QUARTERLY
keywords: health policy; social determinants of health; social policy
keywords-plus: COST-EFFECTIVENESS; UNITED-STATES; CARE; NEIGHBORHOODS; BURDEN; INCOME
language: English
month: APR
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '65'
orcid-numbers: Muennig, Peter/0000-0002-4234-0498
pages: 176-195
papis_id: 22ada91382a2d649f98ef5b145af68ce
ref: Muennig2023futureproofingsocial
times-cited: '0'
title: Futureproofing Social Support Policies for Population Health
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000984559300009
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '2'
volume: '101'
web-of-science-categories: Health Care Sciences \& Services; Health Policy \& Services
year: '2023'