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Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News
From Health Affairs
Dear John,
Register now for the next Health Affairs Policy Spotlight
, happening on February
28, 2022.
Meena Seshamani, deputy administrator and director of the Center for
Medicare at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will be
interviewed by Alan Weil, Health Affairs editor-in-chief.
Effects Of Mask Mandates
In an ahead-of-print article
released today, Jing Huang and coauthors match and compare cohorts from
394 counties in the United States to estimate the association between
county-level public masking mandates and the daily COVID-19 case
incidence.
The authors determine that mask mandates were associated with reduced
case incidence six weeks following the onset of the mandate.
Their findings indicate that on average, the daily case incidence per
100,000 people in masked counties compared with unmasked counties
declined by 23 percent at four weeks.
The effect was strongest among urban counties, where reductions in
COVID-19 incidence reached 27 percent.
For more insights and research about the COVID-19 pandemic, visit our
COVID-19 Resource Center.
Elsewhere In Health Affairs
Today in Health Affairs Forefront, Robert Leibenluft asks, Should
antitrust enforcement
consider health equity when reviewing hospital mergers?
Katie Keith discusses six recent lawsuits
challenging the No Surprises Act, indicating that providers may be
trying to pressure the Biden administration into altering their current
regulatory interpretation of the law.
Patti Sweet, Health Affairs' director of digital strategy, recently
wrote about
the virtual obstacles
encountered when trying to promote the theme issue on Racism and Health
on Twitter and Google.
Health policy experts on Twitter took notice.
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The story was also picked up in Becker's Hospital Review
and Politico
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Read The Forefront Article
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Piecemeal: Who Employs Your Physician?
In the fourth episode of Piecemeal, Lalita Abhyankar explores the
relationships among large provider groups and insurers, capitation, the
role of private equity in the health care system and independent primary
care, and consolidation in the primary care market.
Listen Now
Daily Digest
The Effectiveness Of Government Masking Mandates On COVID-19
County-Level Case Incidence Across The United States, 2020
Jing Huang et al.
Should Antitrust Enforcement Consider Health Equity When Reviewing
Hospital Mergers?
Robert F. Leibenluft
The Six Provider Lawsuits Over The No Surprises Act: Latest Developments
Katie Keith
Google And Twitter Don't Want Us To Talk About Racism
Patti Sweet
Podcast: Piecemeal: Who Employs Your Physician?
Lalita Abhyankar
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