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

**Tuesday, July 14, 2020**

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FAST TRACK AHEAD OF PRINT

COVID-19

COVID-19 And Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Health Risk, Employment, And
Household Composition

By Thomas M. Selden and Terceira A. Berdahl

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in the United States, research has
shown that racial and ethnic minorities bear a disproportionate burden
of illness and death. Thomas Selden and Terceira Berdahl used
prepandemic data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS),
sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to explore
potential explanations. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

CULTURE OF HEALTH

Tackling Social Determinants Of Health Around The Globe

By Alan R. Weil

Alan Weil spoke with Sir Michael Marmot, who has led efforts around the
world to get policy makers to understand and act on the role social
factors play in health and health equity.
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TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

Socially Relevant Variables In US State COVID-19 Surveillance Reporting:
A Report Card

By Marion Boulicault, Ann Caroline Danielsen, Joseph Bruch, Amelia
Tarrant, Alexander Borsa, Sarah S. Richardson

To understand disparities in COVID-19 incidence and outcomes, socially
relevant variables such as age, gender/sex, race/ethnicity, and
comorbidity status must be analyzed in correspondence with one another.
Only with data on a range of variables and the interplay between them
can we effectively respond to the pandemic. Read More >>

For Pediatric Primary Care Providers, Federal Relief Funds During The
Pandemic May Be Inadequate

By Kao-Ping Chua

The substantial delay in support for pediatric primary care providers
during the pandemic raises troubling questions about the degree to which
the federal government prioritizes pediatric primary care. A more
inclusive approach to allocating relief funds would go a long way toward
putting these questions to rest. Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Serious Mental Illness

Serious mental illness (SMI) is a disabling condition that develops
early in life and imposes substantial economic burden. There is a
growing belief that early intervention for SMI has lifelong benefits for
patients. However, assessing the cost-effectiveness of early
intervention efforts is hampered by a lack of evidence on the long-term
benefits. Seth A. Seabury and coauthors addressed this by using a
dynamic microsimulation model to estimate the lifetime burden of SMI for
those diagnosed by age twenty-five
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