Dear John,

Health Affairs produced a special four-part podcast series to compliment the April theme issue's focus on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health.

In the first episode, Health Affairs' Ellen Bayer speaks with Na'Taki Osborne Jelks from Spelman College on the topic of water insecurity.

In a health policy brief released this week, Franz Castro and coauthors discuss how improving state-level disability data is a necessary step for advancing health equity.

Through their research, the authors note:

• To improve disability data level at a state level, they recommend using a minimum, standardized set of questions that assess disability as a core demographic element.
• By incorporating diverse data sources, this allows for the examination of intersectional disparities for people with disabilities from other historically marginalized groups.
• At both state and federal levels, there is a need to strengthen regulations around disability data and establish funding mechanisms for disability data collection.

Health Affairs Branded Post:

Kalahn Taylor-Clark, Wilna Paulemon & Jacquelyn Caglia

Sponsored by Merck for Mothers

Site-Neutral Payments: A Quick Primer

Join Health Affairs on April 23 for an exclusive Insider virtual event exploring site-neutral payments.

This event is for Health Affairs Insiders only.

Brady Post, a health economist and health services researcher at Northeastern University, joins Health Affairs’ Meg Winchester to get Insiders up to speed on site-neutral payments, what they are, how they’re used, and what to expect regarding future health care policies.

Health Affairs This Week: What We Talk About When We Talk About SNAP w/ Seth Berkowitz

Letting Patients Lead The Way To More Effective Value-Based Payment

Hoangmai H. Pham et al.

Addressing Child Health Needs Through Medicaid Accountable Care Payment Reform

James M. Perrin et al.

all articles above are a part of our Accountable Care For Population Health series

The Imperative to Modify the Medicare “Use in the Home” Policy

Melanie Bella et al.

part of our Medicare And Medicaid Integration series

Risk Adjustment Reform: Navigating Ideas And Tradeoffs (Part 1)

J. Michael McWilliams

Pharmaceutical Tariffs: Potential Impacts And The Need For Vulnerability Assessments

Thomas Roades et al.