In this issue of The Lancet Public Health, Aaron Richterman and Harsha Thirumurthy discuss the article “Rx Kids: Designing Cash Transfers as Health Policy,” which provides new insights into when cash transfers can most effectively improve health outcomes.

A new Lancet publication led by Dr. Aaron Richterman and Dr. Harsha Thirumurthy, Division Chief of Health Policy, examines how government-led cash transfer programs improve health in low- and middle-income countries.