Understanding the Economics of Health

Economic policy has a significant effect on our individual health. And policies are not always equitable. Dr. Tiffany Green joined the Women's Healthcast to discuss ways systems and structures affect health: how health and economic security are cyclically linked, how COVID-19 has highlighted many structural inequities in our country, and important work she is doing in Dane County to improve Black maternal and infant health. Dr. Green is a health economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Green's recommended resources for understanding health policies: Health Affairs Dear Pandemic