Poverty, Children’s Health, and Health Care Utilization

[...]The issue of the links between poverty, health, and accessto medical care is one that has received considerable attentionfrom a variety of perspectives.1 Health influences mostother activities of life, from the ability to engage in learningto the ability to enjoy life itself. It is therefore not surprisingthat all societies should be concerned about varyinglevels of health among their members, especially theiryoungest members, and about the allocation of the mostvisible means by which health is thought to be influenced—medical care. This paper explores the ties betweenpoverty and health for children, paying particular attentionto the potential ways that society, through health insurance,can affect health status and health care delivery systems.[...]