“In this video, Prof. Mark Skidmore presents his latest research on the connection between human health and the fiscal health of individual US states. He analyzes financial transfers between the 51 individual US states and the federal government, revealing that poverty and disability are the crucial determinants of the balance payments; therefore, reducing the number of disabled people can significantly decrease the net transfer from the federal government to the individual states and the deficits. He has also examined recent disturbing trends in disability and proposed potential strategies to address the issue.”