New article: Mask mandates associated with reduced COVID-19 case incidence
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Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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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.
The story was also picked up in Becker’s Hospital Review and Politico.
Read The Forefront Article
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.
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