Poverty and inequality play a major role in healthcare outcome as well as increase overall healthcare costs. Please take a look at the different programs that exist in the United States of America that are meant to promote better health outcomes for the poor. This paper can include topics such as WIC and SNAP, as well as hospital investment programs that support low income families.  This paper should include discussion on EITC (Earned Income Tax credit), CHIP and Medicaid. For Medicaid, take a look at what Medicaid expansion could do for Texas in terms of improving care for the poor as well as funding for Texas as state.

Additional Instructions

* All research must be cited at least 4 sources. This can be peer reviewed journal and reputable sources such as Health Affairs, Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard Press, Beckers Hospital review, etc.
* You may use any citation format that you prefer.

* All of the papers must be research-based papers this means that you must include data and analysis. There should not be any anecdotal material