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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

August 1, 2021

Dear John,

Read on for highlights from Health Affairs this week.

What's New In Health Affairs

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In a new article released ahead of print this week, Jody Heymann and
colleagues break down how eligibility requirements for sick leave
-as
illustrated in the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which
provides job protection but no pay-contribute to disparities in leave
access.

The authors find that FMLA eligibility restrictions exclude 50.3 percent
of private-sector and self-employed workers from coverage. Specifically,
"the FMLA's minimum hours requirement disproportionately excludes
women, while its tenure requirement disproportionately excludes Black,
Indigenous, and multiracial workers."

On Health Affairs Blog, Katie Keith described the additional changes to
HealthCare.gov

that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is making as the
Biden administration's broad COVID-19 special enrollment period nears
the end.

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A Health Policy Brief published this week focuses on public
transportation in the US
as a
driver of health. Wendy Heaps and coauthors discuss how new or expanded
public transportation options can improve health and health equity.

All Health Affairs' Health Policy Briefs
are available on our website.

Featured This Week

US Sick Leave In Global Context: US Eligibility Rules Widen Inequalities
Despite Readily Available Solutions

Jody Heymann et al.

Podcast: Many US Citizen Migrant Children Living In Mexico Have
Inadequate Health Coverage

Alan Weil and Sharon Borja

Podcast: COVID-19: The Latest on Federal Mask Guidance and Vaccine
Mandates

Rob Lott and Leslie Erdelack

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Many US Citizen Migrant Children Living In Mexico Have Inadequate Health
Coverage

Listen to

**Health Affairs** Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sharon Borja from
the University of Houston on health insurance access among US citizen
children in Mexico.

Listen Here

On The Blog This Week

To Transform Veterans Health Care For The Next Generation, We Should
Learn From TRICARE

Brian J. Miller et al.

HealthCare.gov Updates: Automatic Rescue Plan Subsidies, No Eligibility
Bar For Failure To Repay Excess Credits

Katie Keith

Lessons Learned From Maine's Nation-Leading Vaccination Efforts

Dora Anne Mills and Joan Boomsma

New Guidance On PrEP: Support Services Must Be Covered Without
Cost-Sharing

Katie Keith

Native Americans And COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Pathways Toward
Increasing Vaccination Rates For Native Communities

Gabriel R. Sanchez and Raymond Foxworth

Health Equity And Value-Based Payment Systems: Moving Beyond Social Risk
Adjustment

Steven Sheingold et al.

A Project Delving Into Low-Value Care Among Black And Latinx Communities
During 2020: What Its Two Funders Learned

Kelly Rand and Nancy C. Yedlin

Language Is Not A Barrier-It Is An Opportunity To Improve Health
Equity Through Education

Pilar Ortega and Tiffany M. Shin

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COVID-19: The Latest On Federal Mask Guidance And Vaccine Mandates

Health Affairs'  editors Rob Lott and Leslie Erdelack discuss the
latest on COVID-19, the Delta variant, the CDC's updated mask guidance,
and President Joe Biden's expected vaccine requirement for federal
government employees.

Listen Here

 

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