Malignant Neglect: Accounting for Public Disinterest in Deteriorating Health Outcomes in the United States

Malignant Neglect: Accounting for Public Disinterest in Deteriorating Health Outcomes in the United States Steven H. Woolf MD, MPH Affiliation Steven H. Woolf is with the Center on Society and Health and Department of Family Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA. CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH, Center on Society and Health, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 830 East Main St, Suite 5035, Richmond, VA 23298-0212 (e-mail: steven.woolf@vcuhealth.org). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints" link. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307626 Accepted: February 09, 2024 Published Online: March 28, 2024