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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.

On Thursday, August 12, 2021, you are invited to join 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.

There will be an opportunity for viewers to contribute questions before and during the live session.

Date:    Thursday, August 12, 2021
Time:    1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Place:    Online details will be shared with registrants 24 hours in advance of the event

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