Forefront: A national Universal Free Meals program would address food
insecurity
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Thursday, May 5, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From
Health Affairs
Dear John,
Join Health Affairs on May 17 for our next virtual Journal Club, which
will focus on May article, "In Medicaid Managed Care Networks, Care Is
Highly Concentrated Among A Small Percentage Of Providers
."
Author Avital B. Ludomirsky will discuss the paper's methods and
findings. Register now.
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Pandemic-Era Nutrition Assistance
For a new Health Policy Brief released today, Caitlin Caspi and
coauthors examine the impacts and sustainability of pandemic-era
nutrition assistance programs
and policies.
According to the authors, COVID-19 became "a stress test" for the
ability of the US to feed those in need. The COVID-19 pandemic spurred a
far-reaching federal policy response that likely mitigated an increase
in food insecurity in the aggregate US population, they write.
However, alarming disparities in food insecurity emerged early in the
pandemic and have persisted, with higher rates among Black and Latinx
households compared with White and Asian households.
Many of the federal policies passed in response are ending, even though
COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the population and the economic
recovery is uneven.
"A longer-term extension of many COVID-19 policy supports until the next
Farm Bill is adopted would offer stability until discussions can occur
around which changes should be made permanent," Caspi and coauthors
advocate.
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Elsewhere At Health Affairs
Today in Health Affairs Forefront, Sarah Martinelli and coauthors
discuss how a permanent national Universal Free Meals program
would address food insecurity and improve childhood nutrition and
health.
Elevating Voices: Asian American and Pacific Islander American Heritage
Month: In the Racism and Health
issue of Health
Affairs, Stella Yi and coauthors describe poor-quality data
infrastructure and biases in the health care
sector fueled by stereotypes about Asian Americans.
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What The Government Can Do About Climate Change
In the fourth and final episode of The Earth Disease, journalist Jared
Downing explores the carrots and sticks that the federal government can
use to curb climate change.
This episode marks the end of the 2021 Health Affairs podcast
fellowship. We'd like to thank all of fellows who have participated in
the program, including Sania Ali and Avni Kulkarni, producers of While
We Wait
, and
Lalita Abhyankar, producer of Piecemeal
.
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Daily Digest
COVID-19 Pandemic-Era Nutrition Assistance: Impact And Sustainability
Caitlin Caspi et al.
The Case For Universal Free Meals For All: A Permanent Solution
Sarah Martinelli et al.
The Mutually Reinforcing Cycle Of Poor Data Quality And Racialized
Stereotypes That Shapes Asian American Health
Stella S. Yi et al.
Podcast: What The Government Can Do About Climate Change
Jared Downing
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