How Will Biden’s Fix for Child Poverty Affect Kids’ Health?

<p>The recently passed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act includes a sweeping expansion of the child tax credit, a policy change that could protect millions of kids from poverty—and the health risks that come with it.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/profile/deborah-frank/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deborah Frank</a>, MD, Founding Director of the Grow Clinic at Boston Medical Center (retired); Professor of Child Health and Well-Being (retired), Boston University School of Medicine; and Founder and Principal Investigator,&nbsp;Children’s HealthWatch</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/juell-frazier-23720379/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Juell Frazier</a>, advocate and health services professional</p><p><a href="https://www.americanactionforum.org/experts/tara-oneill/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tara Hayes</a>, MPP, Director of Human Welfare Policy, American Action Forum</p><p><a href="https://gspp.berkeley.edu/faculty-and-impact/faculty/hilary-hoynes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hilary Hoynes</a>, PhD, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of California Berkeley</p><p><a href="https://www.cbpp.org/about/our-staff/chuck-marr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chuck Marr</a>, MBA, Senior Director of Federal Tax Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities</p><p><br></p><p>For more information on this topic: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2021/03/11/how-will-bidens-fix-for-child-poverty-affect-kids-health/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/2021/03/11/how-will-bidens-fix-for-child-poverty-affect-kids-health/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/723a3a91-aa98-4a64-91a9-ec3049cc20d7/bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter</a></p><p>Support this