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US State Polarization, Policymaking Power, and Population Health
Author(s) -
MONTEZ JENNIFER KARAS
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the milbank quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1468-0009
pISSN - 0887-378X
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0009.12482
Subject(s) - polarization (electrochemistry) , political science , population , state (computer science) , power (physics) , environmental health , physics , chemistry , medicine , computer science , quantum mechanics , algorithm
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.