The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Dear John,
August’s GrantWatch column covers funders’ support of Medicaid research and advocacy.
GrantWatch: Medicaid
The GrantWatch column in the August 2021 issue is about foundations around the United States awarding funding related to Medicaid.
In 2022 a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national program will fund studies to look at policy changes made to Medicaid during the pandemic "and examine their impact on communities of color and/or explore how current or
proposed policies may alleviate or exacerbate racial inequity and structural racism."
Also, The John A. Hartford Foundation's funding supported a National Academy for State Health Policy report and webinar on paying family caregivers through Medicaid consumer-directed programs.
Today on Health Affairs Blog, Andrew Menard and coauthors discuss why the imaging appropriate use criteria program should be combined with existing Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services quality programs.
Stacie Weeks and coauthors discuss how Nevada’s new public option legislation can help inform renewed federal and state discussions on ways to expand coverage and increase affordability.
In a new GrantWatch post, Megan McHugh and coauthors say that
shift work can contribute to employees' illnesses and rising employee health care costs.
Check out our COVID-19 Resource Center for Health Affairs content about all things related to the pandemic.
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