The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Monday, October 4, 2021
Dear John,
Check out the newest issue of Health Affairs, which includes a themed paper cluster about perinatal mental health.
Perinatal Mental Health & More
Mental health conditions, such as mood and anxiety disorders, are diagnosed in one of every five pregnant or postpartum people. Despite
its high burden of morbidity, mortality, and economic cost, perinatal mental illness is poorly addressed by the current US health care system. The October 2021 issue of Health Affairs features a large cluster of articles focused on perinatal mental health. These papers discuss several dimensions of perinatal mental health, including maternal morbidity and mortality, adverse birth outcomes, and systemic oppression faced by many birthing people with mental illness.
Read about these topics and much more in the full October 2021 issue.
Today on Health Affairs Blog, Jon Kingsdale explains the challenges facing Massachusetts in controlling health care spending within the existing delivery and financing framework.
Elevating Voices: Hispanic Heritage Month:In a 2017 article, José Pagán and coauthors developed a scorecard for all fifty states and the District of Columbia that measured the use of five evidence-based policies to address
domains related to health equity. They found that states varied significantly in their implementation of the selected policies.
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Please join us on Friday, October 8, 2021, for a virtual forum featuring remarks by and a discussion with US Representative Lauren Underwood (IL), the cofounder and cochair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus and a lead sponsor of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021.
A select group of authors from the October 2021 issue of Health Affairs will present their work and take questions from the online audience.
Details are as follows:
Date: Friday, October 8, 2021 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern/10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Pacific Place: Virtual Event. Sign-in details to be shared upon registration.
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