Tuesday, July 12, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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On Thursday, July 14, we're hosting a Professional Development event, "Capturing The
Forefront,"as part of our Summer Session series.
Health Affairs Deputy Editor Rob Lott and Forefront Editor Chris Fleming will discuss the evolution of Forefront (formerly Health Affairs Blog), the types of content that attract the most attention, and strategies for making submissions accessible to a nonexpert audience.
Lacking national direction in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazilian states varied in the types of
nonpharmaceutical interventions implemented and adjusted over time.
Their analysis of daily data for twelve Brazilian states from March to December 2020 identifies two nonpharmaceutical interventions as effective at reducing transmission of the virus: suspension of public events and masking mandates.
However, suspending classes, industry, restaurants, shops, or transport did not reduce cases, the authors report.
"The combined effect of the effective nonpharmaceutical interventions (suspension of public events and masking mandates) was sufficient to reduce the growth rate ratio of cases almost to 1, the point at which cases are no longer increasing," they conclude.
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Forefront, Neeraj Sood and Karen Van Nuys argue that a new bill from Senators Maria Cantwell and Chuck Grassley, which would improve transparency in the market for pharmacy benefits manager services, is a necessary step forward in reducing drug costs.
Sheryl Mathis and coauthors discuss an approach to addressing poor health outcomes for maternal and child health: creating and strengthening collaborations among state Title V agencies, state Medicaid programs, public health departments, and other state agency programs.
Sara Rosenbaum writes about the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' newer immunization technologies and practices that strengthen the Vaccines for Children Program.
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Jane Zhu from Oregon Health and Science University joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss access to mental health services for Medicaid enrollees.
Health Affairs will be opening its 2023 Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees application cycle soon! The Fellowship is part of Health Affairs’ national initiative to advance racial equity in health policy and health services scholarly publishing.
The Fellowship's objective is to value and increase the quality and quantity of equity-related research published in Health Affairs authored by members of racial and
ethnic groups that have historically been underrepresented in scholarly publishing.
HEFT offers fellows multi-layered mentorship from experienced Health Affairs authors and editorial staff for one year (from January 2023 to December 2023). Mentors work with fellows to make manuscript submissions by fellows more likely to be published in the journal.
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