Universal Basic Income and Structural Racism in the US South

Description

This Stage 3 efficacy study aims to address the critical need for interventions that increase access to appropriate community-based healthcare services, especially for those who have a history of incarceration and inform health policy by testing an intervention that directly reduces the racial income gap by providing a universal basic income (UBI). UBI is intended to promote and protect Black men's health through the influx of capital and subsequent increases in culturally-based protective factors such as personal agency and social connections. Participants will be split into 2 groups: the control and the intervention. Participants in the intervention group will be provided UBI of $500 per month for 6 months to increase healthcare utilization among chronically-ill, low-income Black men.

Conditions

Health Care Utilization

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Study overview

This Stage 3 efficacy study aims to address the critical need for interventions that increase access to appropriate community-based healthcare services, especially for those who have a history of incarceration and inform health policy by testing an intervention that directly reduces the racial income gap by providing a universal basic income (UBI). UBI is intended to promote and protect Black men's health through the influx of capital and subsequent increases in culturally-based protective factors such as personal agency and social connections. Participants will be split into 2 groups: the control and the intervention. Participants in the intervention group will be provided UBI of $500 per month for 6 months to increase healthcare utilization among chronically-ill, low-income Black men.

Universal Basic Income and Structural Racism in the US South: Differences in Health Service Utilization Between Older African American Men with and Without Experiences of Recent Incarceration

Universal Basic Income and Structural Racism in the US South

Condition
Health Care Utilization
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Little Rock

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72204

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * self-report as having received from a medical professional a diagnosis for at least one chronic health condition (if chronic condition is HIV see supplement to this study (NCT NCT06186128));
  • * be at least 45 years old;
  • * be within 6 months of release from a correctional setting in Arkansas at the time of enrollment (only for those participants with a history of incarceration which will comprise half of the sample population for Aim 2);
  • * be able to understand and speak English and to provide written and verbal informed consent;
  • * plan to remain in the central Arkansas area for the duration of the study period;
  • * be willing and able to provide bi-weekly information about all activities related to seeking employment and to share financial and income-related information with the study team;
  • * self-identify as Black or African American;
  • * have been assigned the male gender at birth;
  • * be willing to provide medical releases to allow project staff to access healthcare records;
  • * not be currently engaged in healthcare services (defined as not having attended a primary or specialty medical care visit in the past 12 months (excluding any visits to the emergency department or rooms or urgent care clinics in the last 12 months); and
  • * have a median annual income up to 400% of the federal poverty threshold (the federal poverty threshold is defined as an annual income of less than $12,760 for single adults or $17,240 if a married couple files jointly) in the 12-month period prior to study enrollment or prior to their most current episode of incarceration.

Ages Eligible for Study

45 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Arkansas,

Ashley E Williams, MHS, STUDY_DIRECTOR, University of Arkansas

Study Record Dates

2026-12-31