A Weekly Health Policy Round Up From Health Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
A Weekly Health Policy Round Up From Health Affairs            

January 3, 2021
Top 10 Most-Read Blog Posts
THIS WEEK ON THE BLOG

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The Ten Most-Read Health Affairs Blog Posts Of 2020
Health Affairs (12/31/20)

On this New Year’s Eve, we present the past year’s top ten Health Affairs Blog posts.
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COVID-19

Ten Lessons From COVID-19 Research Published In Health Affairs
Health Affairs (12/30/20)

Health Affairs has extensively covered the COVID-19 pandemic this year. As 2020 draws to a close, we consider some of the lessons that have emerged from that coverage. Read More >>

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From Colorado to Washington: Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil Discusses His Past, Health Care’s Future
Alan Weil

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil talk about his educational background, what it means to be the editor of the leading health policy journal, how empirical research has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic, his views on social determinants of health, and his health policy predictions for 2021.

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IN THE JOURNAL

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Multisolving Innovations For Climate And Health: Message Framing To Achieve Broad Public Support
By James W. Dearing and Maria Lapinski

Not everyone welcomes new programs, practices, policies, and technologies that promise to mitigate carbon emissions. That’s why message framing matters, particularly when communicating with people who are dismissive or skeptical of climate change. In a new commentary article, Michigan State University professors James W. Dearing and Maria Lapinski discuss the concept of "multisolving" and why focusing on the health benefits of climate mitigation efforts is important for achieving public support. Read More >>
Scrambling For Safety In The Eye Of Dorian: Mental Health Consequences Of Exposure To A Climate-Driven Hurricane
By James M. Shultz, Duane E. Sands, Nadia Holder-Hamilton, William Hamilton, Sandeep Goud, Krista Marie Nottage, Zelde Espinel, Stephanie Friedman, Craig Fugate, James P. Kossin, and Sandro Galea

There is growing evidence that climate change is making tropical cyclones more damaging and leading to devastating population health consequences. A new analysis by James M. Shultz and coauthors finds that mental health and psychosocial support was critical in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Read More >>
COVID-19

COVID-19 Emergency Sick Leave Has Helped Flatten The Curve
In The United States
By Stefan Pichler, Katherine Wen, and Nicolas R. Ziebarth

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, enacted on March 18, 2020, contains two weeks of COVID-19–related emergency sick leave coverage at full pay (up to a cap). Stefan Pichler and coauthors test whether this provision reduced the spread of COVID-19.
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Podcast: Health Affairs This Week

The COVID-19 pandemic defined the majority of the year 2020. But it wasn't the only story to follow this year, especially in the rich field of health policy.

In a special extended episode of Health Affairs This Week (the second of two end-of-year episodes), Leslie Erdelack, Vabren Watts, and Jessica Bylander discuss some of the stories you may have missed in health policy if you focused most of your attention on the pandemic. The group highlights drug pricing and regulations, the public charge rule, and the increase in health literacy due to the pandemic.
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