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

**Friday, October 2, 2020**

SPONSORED BY THE HEALTHCARE ANCHOR NETWORK

IT IS UNDENIABLE: RACISM IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. As members of the
Healthcare Anchor Network and
leaders of 39 healthcare organizations addressing the disproportionate
Black and Brown mortality of the COVID-19 pandemic, we say without
hesitation that

**Black Lives Matter.**
Systemic racism results in generational trauma and poverty, while also
unquestionably causing higher rates of illness and death in Black and
Indigenous communities and communities of color. We stand united as
frontline organizations against racism, injustice, and inaction and
commit to specific steps to
help overcome the healthcare disparities in the communities we serve.
Read the full statement .

TODAY ON THE BLOG

VALUE

Higher Health Care Value Post COVID-19

By Paul Hughes-Cromwick, George Miller, and Beth Beaudin-Seilor

How can we use the changes wrought by COVID-19 to help create a better
health care system in its aftermath? Paul Hughes-Cromwick and coauthors
at Altarum introduce a series highlighting positive opportunities in the
chaos. Read More >>

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COSTS AND SPENDING

Taming The Paper Tiger

By David Cutler

Reducing administrative costs is attractive for several reasons.
Administrative costs are high, perhaps a quarter of health spending, so
reductions in administrative costs could yield a good deal of savings.
Further, the goal of medical care is clinical care, so reducing
administrative staff likely has a smaller effect on quantity and quality
of care than would reductions in clinical staff. Finally, excess
administrative hassles adversely affect peoples' ability to receive
care, so reducing administrative hassles could improve the timeliness of
care received.Read More >>

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How Administrative Burdens Can Harm Health

A new health policy brief
from
Health Affairs with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
examines the administrative burdens that can block access to some
safety-net programs and, as a consequence, undermine a person's
health. This brief joins

**Health Affairs'** ongoing series of policy briefs on social
determinants of health.

In The Journal

When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States, the place
hardest hit was New York City. New York City Health + Hospitals, the
city's safety net system-and the largest such system in the
country-became "the epicenter of the epicenter." Three articles
published in this issue provide in-depth commentary on coping with
trauma, technological solutions for improving patient care, and meeting
complex social needs in the era of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 Shadow Pandemic: Meeting Social Needs For A City In
Lockdown

By Jenifer Clapp, Alessandra Calvo-Friedman, Susan Cameron, Natalie
Kramer, Samantha Lily Kumar, Emily Foote, Jenna Lupi, Opeyemi Osuntuyi,
and Dave A. Chokshi

Coping With Trauma, Celebrating Life: Reinventing Patient And Staff
Support During The COVID-19 Pandemic

By Eric Wei, Jeremy Segall, Yvette Villanueva, Linh B. Dang, Vladimir I.
Gasca, M. Pilar Gonzalez, Matilde Roman, Ivelesse Mendez-Justiniano,
Andrea G. Cohen, and Hyung J. Cho

Using Information Technology To Improve COVID-19 Care At New York City
Health + Hospitals

By R. James Salway, David Silvestri, Eric K. Wei, and Michael Bouton

Read the September 2020 Table of Contents
.

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Immigrants

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Wendy Parmet and Elisabeth Ryan's 2018 blog post takes us back to when
the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants threatened many
low-wage immigrant health care workers with deportation if they accessed
their legally entitled health care benefits. In the midst of COVID-19
and the upcoming elections, immigrant health is easy to forget. Reread,
remember, and reconsider:

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