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

**Wednesday, January 27, 2021**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

Five Urgent Public Health Policies To Combat The Mental Health Effects
Of COVID-19

By Cindy B. Veldhuis, Elizabeth Stuart, and M. Daniele Fallin

Mental health demands a comprehensive public health pandemic strategy,
including universal screenings, anti-stigma campaigns, and health
equity-focused access to mental health care, with specific efforts
focused on the needs of high-risk populations. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

NURSING HOMES

Nearly One In Five Skilled Nursing Facilities Awarded Positive
Incentives Under Value-Based Purchasing

By Laura Coots Daras, Alison Vadnais, Ye Zhang Pogue, Michael DiBello,
Christopher Karwaski, Melvin Ingber, Fang He, Micah Segelman, Lang Le,
and James Poyer

Laura Coots Daras from Insight Policy Research and coauthors from RTI
International and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report
on the first two rounds of incentive payments made through Medicare's
Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program. What did their
findings show about positive and negative incentive payments?
Read More >>

Read the January 2021 Table of Contents
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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Housing And Community Health

Housing is a major social determinant of health for communities. Housing
stability, quality, safety, and affordability all affect health
outcomes, as do physical and social characteristics of neighborhoods.
Revisit a June 2017 Health Policy Brief by Lauren Taylor that outlines
the literature about housing and health

and provides high-level direction for future research and policy
agendas.

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