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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Tuesday, April 21, 2020**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG
COVID-19

Health And Housing Consortia: Responding To COVID-19 Through
Cross-Sector Learning And Collaboration

By Bonnie Mohan, Amy L. Freeman, and Kelly M. Doran

In our paper in the April 2020 issue of Health Affairs, we discuss how a
consortium of health, housing, and social service providers has worked
to bridge the divide between the health care and housing sectors to
improve care for the most vulnerable New Yorkers, starting in the Bronx
and expanding to Brooklyn. The challenges that already existed within
and between these systems have been exacerbated as the COVID-19 crisis
has hit New York City. Read More >>

Housing As A Prescription For Health, Now And In The Future

By Allison Bovell-Ammon, Megan Sandel, and Thea James

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis highlight the
critical intersection between where you live and your health in myriad
ways. Solutions that respond to the complex nature of these interlocking
issues are needed more than ever and offer a way forward to reset our
future, post-pandemic. Read More >>

How Can We Protect The Health Of Justice-Involved Populations During The
COVID-19 Pandemic? Decarceration And Timely Access To Medicaid Are
Essential

By Jacqueline Lantsman and Mark Osler

It is imperative that the president, governors, mayors, and others with
authority to reduce the populations of jails and prisons do so now. If
we are going to decarcerate-and we should-we must do it the right
way to protect the health and safety of all Americans. Read More >>

Good, A COVID-19 Vaccine Is In Development-Will It Be Accessible To
All Americans?

By Cecelia Thomas and Amy Pisani

What measures should the administration and Congress take now to ensure
a smooth and equitable rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine throughout the
United States? Read More >>

FOLLOWING THE ACA

ACA Round-Up: Latest on SEPs, Pass-Through Funding, and RADV

By Katie Keith

This post summarizes the latest information on special enrollment
periods, letters to thirteen states on federal pass-through funding for
2020, and a decision from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) to postpone the risk-adjustment data validation process. CMS also
released its final unified rate review instructions for the 2021 plan
year. Read More >>

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

Lessons From Covered California's First Five Years For Marketplaces
And The Employer Sector: Part 2

By Peter V. Lee, Elliott S. Fisher, and Kelly Green

In this second part of a two-part blog post, we are highlighting the
lessons learned from California's coverage expansion efforts and its
Marketplace, Covered California. Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

INTEGRATING SOCIAL SERVICES & HEALTH

Housing Intervention For Medically Complex Families Associated With
Improved Family Health: Pilot Randomized Trial

By Allison Bovell-Ammon, Cristina Mansilla, Ana Poblacion, Lindsey
Rateau, Timothy Heeren, John T. Cook, Tina Zhang, Stephanie Ettinger de
Cuba, and Megan T. Sandel

Allison Bovell-Ammon and coauthors report results from a pilot
randomized controlled trial of Housing Prescriptions as Health Care, a
supportive housing program in Boston serving families that have
experienced homelessness and housing instability. Read More >>

Perspectives On Integrating Health Into The Low-Income Housing Tax
Credit: A Qualitative Study

By Marc Shi, Abigail Baum, and Craig E. Pollack

While there is increasing attention to the ways in which safe and
affordable housing may promote improved health, less work has focused on
the role of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. Marc Shi
and coauthors examined the perspectives of diverse stakeholders in the
housing sector on the opportunities and obstacles involved in including
health-related criteria in LIHTC funding decisions. Read More >>

The Development Of Health And Housing Consortia In New York City

By Amy L. Freeman, Bonnie Mohan, Henie Lustgarten, Deirdre Sekulic,
Laura Shepard, Megan Fogarty, Sue A. Kaplan, and Kelly M. Doran

Amy Freeman and coauthors describe the creation and replication of the
Bronx Consortium, "a collaborative network of health care, housing,
social services, and government organizations and agencies that share
the goal of strengthening and integrating health care and housing
systems at the policy, operational, and individual patient/client
levels." The consortium's success in providing a neutral space to
broker partnerships is due, in part, to the "focus on the priorities
and challenges of front-line staff." Read More >>

Read the April 2020 Table of Contents
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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Opioid Litigation

As the opioid litigation draws toward its conclusion, we have an
opportunity to apply lessons learned from past mistakes, potentially
saving thousands of lives. In a Health Affairs Blog post, Faith Khalik,
Wendy E. Parmet, and Leo Beletsky consider how lessons from tobacco can
inform a public health approach to opioid litigation
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