Dear John,

Join us on February 26 for our Journal Club event featuring a closer look at a new Health Affairs research article, “Housing-Sensitive Health Conditions Can Predict Poor Quality Housing,” that was published in our theme issue focusing on housing and health.

Author Daniel Neill of New York University and Health Affairs Senior Editor Laura Tollen will participate in a detailed discussion of the paper’s data, methods, and policy implications.

Increasing Landlords’ Participation In Affordable Housing 

In the February 2024 Housing & Health issue of Health Affairs, Selena Ortiz of Penn State and her team of coauthors summarize findings from a survey of Pittsburgh landlords to determine which strategies might increase landlord participation in the city’s Mobility (Location-Based) Voucher program.

The researchers specifically find that using an asset-framing approach which highlights the social, economic, and health benefits of receiving a mobility voucher led to a 21-percentage point increase in landlords’ reporting to be likely or very likely to rent to someone with a voucher.

To learn more about this paper, check out a presentation by author Andrew Fenelon from this month's theme issue briefing.

For our Housing and Health issue, eleven authors filmed a video version of their abstracts.

These video abstracts are available with open access on the article's pages and on our YouTube channel (Please subscribe!)

Check out the video abstracts below:

• Kierra S. Barnett A History Of The Impacts Of Discriminatory Policies On Housing And Maternal And Infant Health In An Ohio Neighborhood
• Ashley C. Bradford TennCare Disenrollment Led To Increased Eviction Filings And Evictions In Tennessee Relative To Other Southern States
• Hannah C. Decker Housing Status Changes Are Associated With Cancer Outcomes Among US Veterans
• Devlin Hanson ‘Housing First’ Increased Psychiatric Care Office Visits And Prescriptions While Reducing Emergency Visits
• Katie Huber Addressing Housing-Related Social Needs Through Medicaid: Lessons From North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots Program
• Margot Kushel Homelessness And Health: Factors, Evidence, Innovations That Work, And Policy Recommendations
• Lawrence Lincoln Finding A Place To Be Somebody
• W. David Bradford and Felipe Lozano-Rojas Higher Rates Of Homelessness Are Associated With Increases In Mortality From Accidental Drug And Alcohol Poisonings
• Michael Mayer Encampment Clearings And Transitional Housing: A Qualitative Analysis Of Resident Perspectives
• Eva Laura Siegel Energy Insecurity Indicators Associated With Increased Odds Of Respiratory, Mental Health, And Cardiovascular Conditions

CMS Proposes Significant Policy Changes To Improve Care For Dually Eligible Individuals

Michael Monson and Sarah Barth

Will CMS’s Proposed Rule Promote Integrated Care For Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries?

Jose F. Figueroa et al.