The December 2022 issue of Health Affairs features a collection of papers on the topic, "The Health and Policy Implications of Building Income Supports for Low-Income Families with Young Children."

Funded through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Equity-Focused Policy Research program, the articles examine significant racial and ethnic disparities in eligibility and participation in income supports.

You are invited to join us on Thursday, December 8, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern for a virtual briefing event at which selected authors and experts will present their work.

They will discuss how policy makers can better understand the drivers of disparities in access to income support programs—including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program—and identify and evaluate innovative strategies to reduce these disparities.

Featured speakers are:

Kess Ballentine, Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, on "How Low-Paid Parents Navigate The Complex Financial Landscape Of Benefits Cliffs And Disincentive Deserts"
Renee D. Boynton-Jarrett, Associate Professor, Pediatrics Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University
Suniya Farooqui, Senior Data Analyst, Heartland Alliance, on "Temporary Assistance For Needy Families: Sanctioning And Child Support Compliance Among Black Families In Illinois"
Jessica Fulton, Vice President for Policy, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
Donna Ginther, Roy A. Roberts & Regents Distinguished Professor of Economics, and Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas, on "The Association Between State TANF Policies, Child Protective Services Involvement, And Foster Care"
Rita Hamad, Associate Professor, Health Policy Studies, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, on Understanding Take-Up Of The Earned Income Tax Credit Among Californians With Low Income As A Barrier To Health Equity"
Jennifer Ng'andu, Managing Director, Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, on "Economic Well-Being And Health: The Role Of Income Support Programs In Promoting Health And Advancing Health Equity"
Dana Thomson, Senior Research Scientist, Child Trends, "The Role Of Demographic & State Outreach Factors In Receipt Of The EITC Among Hispanic Families With Children"
Others to be announced

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Access: Open To All

On Monday, December 12, you are invited to join Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil for the next installment of our Policy Spotlight series, featuring Ashish Jha, the White House Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response. He is recognized globally as an expert on pandemic preparedness and response as well as on domestic and global health policy.

Prior to joining the Biden Administration, Dr. Jha was dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University, and earlier led the Harvard Global Health Institute and taught at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School. He has led groundbreaking research around Ebola and has been a trusted voice on the COVID-19 response, leading national and international analysis of key issues and advising state and federal policy makers. Dr. Jha has contributed more than 50 articles to Health Affairs over the past 15 years.

Date: Monday, December 12, 2022
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Access: Open To All

The centerpiece of the Health Affairs Journal Club meeting in December is, "Understanding Take-Up Of The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Among Californians With Low Income."

Using data from their "Assessing California Communities’ Experiences with Safety Net Supports" (ACCESS) study—which included interviews with 411 EITC-eligible Californians with young children—the authors identify reasons for lower participation in the program and make recommendations for counteracting those shortcomings.

On December 15, please join co-author Lia Fernald, the Brian and Jennifer Maxwell Endowed Chair Public Health and Professor of Community Health Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, for a detailed discussion of the paper’s data, methods, and policy conclusions. Health Affairs Senior Editor Laura Tollen will host.

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2022
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Access: Health Affairs Insiders

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