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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 >>

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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 >>

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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