Tuesday, November 22, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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Health Benefits Of Cash Assistance
In response to financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 crisis, many states expanded access to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). In their November 2022 article,
Emily Dore and coauthors find that the expansion of access to TANF has a protective effect on participants.
The authors find that providing emergency cash benefits to those not already participating in TANF, waiving work requirements, waiving or pausing sanctions, and automatically recertifying benefits were associated with reductions in the number of mentally unhealthy
days.
"More generous cash transfer policies and reducing administrative burdens in safety-net programs can be powerful tools in reducing the negative mental, physical, and behavioral health responses to stress created by unemployment and wage loss," Dore and coauthors conclude.
Read the entire November 2022 issue, which includes a collection of articles exploring the health effects of economic security policies.
Today on Forefront, Eric Hulsey and coauthors discuss the role predictive analytics could play in overdose prevention, which would require a comprehensive legal framework to address information sharing, privacy, responsibility, and liability.
Elevating Voices - National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: In the February 2021 issue, "Vital Directions, Quality & More," Sarah Kwon explores the University of North Dakota’s comprehensive approach to boosting American Indian representation in medicine and public health.
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