|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Thursday, October 15, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IN THE JOURNAL
COVID-19
COVID-19 Has Increased Medicaid Enrollment, But Short-Term Enrollment Changes Are Unrelated To Job Losses
By Chris Frenier, Sayeh S. Nikpay, and Ezra Golberstein
Chris Frenier, Sayeh S. Nikpay, and Ezra Golberstein looked for a relationship between increased Medicaid enrollment and unemployment during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors reviewed available monthly Medicaid enrollment data for March-May 2020 from twenty-six states to document
changes in Medicaid enrollment during this period, as well as how the extent of job loss might be reflected in increased Medicaid enrollment. Read More >>
|
|
|
|
|
A CLOSER LOOK—Hospitals
Efforts to address the social determinants of health (SDOH) are becoming more common and effective. Hospitals, however, are still mostly seen as places for receiving those who need care. In 2016 Melinda Chen and coauthors assessed hospitals' efforts to reach out to communities to address SDOH and improve public health. Four years later, in the midst of a pandemic, is further proactive engagement in SDOH and public health from hospitals needed?
|
|
|
|
|
About Health Affairs
Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Late-breaking content is also found through healthaffairs.org, Health Affairs Today, and Health Affairs Sunday
Update.
Project HOPE is a global health and humanitarian relief organization that places power in the hands of local health care workers to save lives across the globe. Project HOPE has published Health Affairs since 1981.
Copyright © Project HOPE: The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.
Health Affairs, 7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, United States
Privacy Policy
|
|
|
|
|
