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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Dear John,

In case you missed it, we released a Call for Submissions for a new Forefront series, "Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector."
Social Determinants
Two articles featured in the January 2023 issue highlight different aspects of the social determinants of health.

Deepak Palakshappa and coauthors evaluate the relationship between food insecurity and family health care expenditures in a nationally representative cohort of US families, and find that food insecurity in 2016 was associated with greater total family health care expenditures the following year.

Akansha Batra and colleagues examine the effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) on mental health and related outcomes among low-income adults with children.

Congress temporarily expanded the CTC during the COVID-19 pandemic, including widening eligibility criteria and increasing the amount provided for mostly middle-income parents from $2,000 per child to up to $3,600 per child during July–December 2021.

Batra and colleagues determine, "the expanded CTC was associated with reduced anxiety symptoms among low-income adults with children, as well as greater mental health benefits among Black and Hispanic people than among White people."

For more social determinants of health content from Health Affairs, visit the dedicated landing page on our website.
Social Determinants
Elsewhere At Health Affairs
Today in Forefront, Michael Forrest Behne and coauthors argue that while carceral health is vital to public health, we lack basic data about health care being provided to the incarcerated population.

Charles Sanky and Estefania Chavez discuss how naming national emergencies accomplishes three distinct goals:

  • allocating emergency funding to support an influx of much-needed health care space, systems, supplies, and staff; 
  • incentivizing innovation due to more regulatory flexibility; 
  • and supporting coordination and alignment of the health care sector and public health agencies for data transparency and public attention.

Read more on Forefront and learn more about how you can contribute to the publication.
Salin Sriudomporn On Vaccine Funding Gaps

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Salin Sriudomporn from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on her paper examining gaps in immunization funding among 94 low- and middle-income countries.
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