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Friday, August 6, 2021

Dear John,

August's Leading To Health article looks at a medical-legal
partnership's work at People's Community Clinic, in Austin, Texas,
in response to 2017's announcement of changes to the public charge
rule.

Leading To Health

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In this month's Leading To Health article
,
Rebecca Gale takes readers to People's Community Clinic, in Austin,
Texas.

In 2018, the Trump administration proposed a change to the "public
charge" rule, which imposes sanctions (for example, denial of a green
card or even deportation) on noncitizens who use some types of public
programs.

After the administration announced intentions to expand the definition
of "public charge" to include Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program recipients, People's Community Clinic's
Medical-Legal Partnership sprang into action.

"They offered seminars to the community to learn more about the rule
change, and every staff member and volunteer at People's was empowered
to speak on the topic to patients or to refer a concerned patient to a
member of [the legal] team," writes Gale.

These messaging strategies proved useful during the pandemic. "Many of
the communication and messaging tactics developed around the public
charge rule change are now effective in encouraging patients to get the
vaccine," explains Gale.

For more about immigration, citizenship, and health, read Health
Affairs' July 2021 thematic issue
on
borders, immigrants, and health. You can also watch  or listen to our
two issue briefings.

The first briefing focused on health and health policy on both sides of
the US-Mexico border
.
Authors presented research on topics including trauma and safety issues
and the effects of COVID-19 on immigrants and asylum seekers.

The second briefing took a closer look at the effects of recent US
immigration policy on care, coverage, and outcomes for immigrants in the
United States
.

Today on Health Affairs Blog, Paul Hughes-Cromwick and coauthors compare
reallocationists versus direct allocationists

when it comes to medical care spending efficiency as a prerequisite to
funding vital upstream investments.

Zain Rizvi and coauthors argue that President Biden should make full use
of his authority under the Defense Production Act to scale COVID-19
vaccine production

globally.

Listen to our latest podcasts .
On today's episode of This Week, Senior Editors Ellen Bayer and Chris
Fleming share the latest on the bipartisan infrastructure deal
.

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On

**Thursday, August 12, 2021**, you are invited to join

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**Health Affairs** Editor-in-Chief

**Alan Weil** when he welcomes

**Chiquita Brooks-LaSure**, the new administrator of the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the US Department of Health and
Human Services. At

****CMS, Brooks-LaSure oversees programs including Medicare, Medicaid,
the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the HealthCare.gov
health insurance Marketplace.

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Your Daily Digest

Legal Counsel: A Health Care Partner For Immigrant Communities

Rebecca Gale

The Reallocationists Versus The Direct Allocationists

Paul Hughes-Cromwick et al.

Sharing The Knowledge: How President Joe Biden Can Use The Defense
Production Act To End The Pandemic Worldwide

Zain Rizvi et al.

Podcast: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill - What's In It For Health
Care

Chris Fleming and Ellen Bayer

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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill - What's In It For Health Care

Health Affairs' Senior Editors Ellen Bayer and Chris Fleming share the
latest on the bipartisan infrastructure deal and how health care will be
affected, including policies on telehealth, clean drinking water,
climate change, broadband internet, and other social determinants of
health.

Listen Here

 

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