AMA advocates for minimum wage policies to address adverse health effects of poverty

Many Americans, including those working full-time jobs, are unable to afford essentials they need to remain healthy, according to the AMA.Studies have found that income inequality is associated with an increased risk for mental illness, lower life expectancy, obesity, homicide, higher rates of infant mortality and more, the AMA said. Other research has shown that policy interventions that attempt to increase incomes in impoverished populations improve both health and economics.“Simply put, decreasing poverty improves health,” David H. Aizuss, MD, an AMA trustee, said in theRead More