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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

October 31, 2021
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What's New In Health Affairs
Ahead of Print: COVID-19 Increased Stillbirths And Newborn Deaths In Nigeria
Mass incarceration in the United States is a public health crisis that disproportionately impacts communities of color. The reentry population—people released back to the community following incarceration—is sicker than the general population, faces barriers to accessing health care, and often experiences homelessness, unemployment, and a lack of social and family support.

A new Health Affairs Policy Brief dives deeper into the link between community reentry and health. Ebony Russ and coauthors provide an overview of research regarding the health outcomes and challenges associated with prior incarceration, a review of strategies currently used to support the health and well-being of the reentry population, and recommendations to improve health and justice outcomes.  

"Criminal justice reform coupled with targeted upstream efforts—such as investment in criminal justice-based reentry programs, support for communities and the community health systems to which people return, and enhanced research evaluation of reentry programming—are necessary to mitigate the negative health impacts of mass incarceration," Russ and her coauthors argue.

This week on Health Affairs Blog, Katie Keith discussed the 2022 Affordable Care Act Marketplace open enrollment period, which begins on November 1, 2021.

As part of a blog series on value assessment, Amol Navathe and coauthors call on the health care community to set an explicit intention to use payment as a way to eradicate inequities.

Rachael Fleurence and coauthors discussed how rapid at-home COVID-19 tests could play an important role in the next phase of the pandemic in the United States.
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A Health Podyssey
Sara Kornfield on Postpartum Depression, Mental Health and Mother-Infant Bonding During COVID-19

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sara Kornfield, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, on the relationship between COVID-19, postpartum depression, and mother-infant bonding.
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On The Blog This Week
Paid Leave Policies Can Help Keep Businesses Open And Food On Workers’ Tables
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How to Support Hospitals During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from Maryland
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Texas Medicaid Uncompensated Care Pool Demo Shows Urgency Of Congressional, Regulatory Reform
Sara Rosenbaum and Morgan Handley

To Provide Seamless Postpartum Insurance Coverage, Keep It In The Medicaid Family
Sophie Wheelock and Mark A. Zezza

The US Should Change Payment To Make Health Care More Equitable
Amol S. Navathe et al.

CDC–NIH Initiative Provides Free COVID-19 Rapid Home Tests In North Carolina, Tennessee
Rachael L. Fleurence et al.

Access To COVID-19 Testing In Low- And Middle-Income Countries Is Still Critical To Achieving Health Equity
Alison Connor et al.

Medical Legal Partnerships’ Role In Improving Health Among People Released From Incarceration
David L. Rosen and Evan A. Ashkin

Lack Of Standardized Chronic Condition Screening For Individuals In Jail
Ethan M. Cohen et al.

Premiums Will Drop, ARPA Savings Continue As 2022 Open Enrollment Period Draws Near
Katie Keith

Public-Private Partnership Is Essential In Preparing For Future Special Pathogen Outbreaks
Vikram Mukherjee et al.

Time To Add Influenza To COVID-19 Pandemic Dashboards
David M. Brett-Major et al.

New Build Back Better Framework: Extended ACA Enhancements, No Medicare Rx Drug Negotiation Authority
Katie Keith

Lessons From The COVID-19 Crisis: Collaborating For The Future Of Public Health
Jennie Riley
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Diving Into The WHO's Climate And Health Report Before The UN Climate Summit
In anticipation for the upcoming 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Health Affairs' Senior Editor Leslie Erdelack and Deputy Editor Rob Lott discuss the World Health Organization's special climate and health report and review how climate can be folded into the scope of health policy.
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