Voter Support for Policies Associated With Child Health as National Campaign Priorities.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Policies that are associated with child health are rarely included in platforms of candidates for national political office. Candidates may underrecognize voter support for such priorities or perceive that such policy issues are not sufficiently divisive to appeal to partisan voters. Key policy questions associated with child health may be considered by the next Congress, including the consistency of Medicaid coverage across states and restoring the recently lapsed refundable child tax credit.

Objective

To examine voter support for candidates regarding policies that are associated with child health.

Design, setting, and participants

This nationally representative survey of registered US voters 18 years or older was conducted from March to April 2024 and inc

SUBMITTER: Patrick SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11437383 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature