A major new study in *The Lancet Public Health* demonstrates that Brazil's Bolsa Família cash transfer program has prevented millions of hospitalizations and saved hundreds of thousands of lives over two decades. Expanding the program could avert further losses, while austerity measures would reverse these gains, highlighting the crucial role of social protection in public health globally.

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