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November 9, 2023 at 8:44 PM

Live with Urban - Authentic Community Engagement to Support Equity

Health Policy Center Web Version Urban Institute Events Authentic Community Engagement to Support Equity Thursday, November 30, 2023, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST Virtual Event When solutions are genu…
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November 9, 2023 at 5:15 PM

Making veteran health care coverage a priority

Urban Institute Update Also: Stable funding for public transportation Web Version Urban Institute Update Uninsured veterans in the US and the potential for coverage gains Access to health insurance for the peopl…
  Urban Institute :: Health Policy Center · [email protected]
October 26, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Tackling health inequity through data collection

Health Policy Center Also: How mental models can lead to health disparities Web Version Health Policy Update Using race and ethnicity data to advance health equity Collection of individuals’ and providers’ race …
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October 19, 2023 at 4:01 PM

Young adults in debt: Mapping the financial landscape

Urban Institute Update Also: Empowering young people in the workplace Web Version Urban Institute Update Debt in America: An interactive map Debt is a sobering reality that affects families and communities natio…
  Policies for Action · [email protected]
October 18, 2023 at 11:31 AM

Racial disparities and health: A new approach

Spotlight on racism-conscious policymaking Web Version october Update Introducing a racism-conscious perspective to health and policyIn our relentless journey toward health equity and racial justice, we are proud to shed light …
  Urban Institute :: Health Policy Center · [email protected]
October 12, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Understanding women's recent health care experiences

Health Policy Center Also: Estimating the impacts of continuous eligibility Web Version Health Policy Update Aligning maternal health policies with preferences and experiences Through in-depth phone interviews a…
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October 5, 2023 at 11:32 AM

Providing economic security for Latino families

Urban Institute Update Also: Hispanic-serving institutions Web Version Urban Institute Update Creating avenues to financial inclusion for Latino families Did you know Latino communities are the fastest-growing g…
  Urban Institute :: Greater DC Update · [email protected]
October 4, 2023 at 11:31 AM

The pandemic’s effects on DC child care

Greater DC Update Also: Supporting affordable housing access Web Version Greater DC Update How DC child care supply changed during COVID-19 DC’s overall supply of home-based child care has nearly recovered from …
  Urban Institute :: Research Update · [email protected]
October 3, 2023 at 11:32 AM

The impacts of temporary immigration status on Afghan evacuees

Urban Institute Update Also: Immigrant families and safety net participation Web Version How temporary immigration status has affected Afghan evacuees in the US The initial two-year temporary immigration status for Afghan evac…
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September 28, 2023 at 11:31 AM

Expanding Medicare Part B to include comprehensive dental benefits

Health Policy Center Also: Medicaid-eligible but unenrolled people Web Version Health Policy Update Estimating the cost and effects of adding a dental benefit to Medicare Part B The expansion would substantially…
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September 21, 2023 at 11:31 AM

Public spending on kids has societal payoffs but faces decline

Urban Institute Update Also: This month’s farm bill reauthorization Web Version Urban Institute Update What’s at stake as public spending on children declines? Public spending on children benefits kids and famil…
  Policies for Action · [email protected]
September 20, 2023 at 11:02 AM

New studies on housing, public health, and baby bonds

New studies and RWJF 4Action Partners gathering Web Version september Update Do localized housing programs lead to racial equity? Evidence from the State Housing Initiatives Partnership program Housing credit inflows boost comm…
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September 14, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Examining uninsurance trends among new mothers

Health Policy Center Also: Medicaid Forward’s estimated impact Web Version Health Policy Update New mothers’ coverage improved during the public health emergency Despite improvements in coverage for some groups …
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September 11, 2023 at 1:46 PM

Tune in Today! Building Equitable Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Health Policy Center Addressing Current Challenges and Exploring Future Opportunities Web Version Urban Institute Events Building Equitable Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Addressing Current Challeng…
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September 7, 2023 at 11:30 AM

How effective is SAVE for educators and social workers?

Urban Institute Update Also: TANF cash assistance Web Version Urban Institute Update Public service loan forgiveness and the SAVE plan for federal student loans The Biden administration’s new income-driven repay…
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September 5, 2023 at 7:46 PM

Live with Urban - Building Equitable Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Health Policy Center Addressing Current Challenges and Exploring Future Opportunities Web Version Urban Institute Events Building Equitable Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Addressing Current Challeng…
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August 29, 2023 at 7:23 PM

Live with Urban - Building Equitable Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Health Policy Center Addressing Current Challenges and Exploring Future Opportunities Web Version Urban Institute Events Building Equitable Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Addressing Current Challeng…
  Policies for Action · [email protected]
August 29, 2023 at 11:00 AM

Policies for Action announces new research teams

Critical economic security research is underway Web Version special UpdatePolicies for Action is pleased to announce eight new research teams that will investigate a variety of policies and their impacts on economic security fo…
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August 24, 2023 at 4:08 PM

Findings from the Unequal Treatment at 20 symposium

Health Policy Center Also: Structural racism and health Web Version Health Policy Update Unequal Treatment at 20: Accelerating progress toward health care equity Achieving health care equity requires addressing …
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August 23, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas

Also: Nebraska's Indian Child Welfare Act Web Version august Update P4A announces new research teams investigating the racial wealth gap We’re pleased to announce eight new research teams as part of our portfolio of work invest…
  Urban Institute :: Research Update · [email protected]
August 15, 2023 at 5:19 PM

Expiring soon: Afghan evacuees’ two-year humanitarian parole

Urban Institute Update Immigration Research Update Web Version The two-year temporary immigration status for Afghan evacuees is set to expire soon. The uncertainty around their immigration status has had concrete effects on Af…
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August 10, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Analyzing long COVID, work, and material hardship

Health Policy Center Also: Unfair treatment in health care settings Web Version Health Policy Update Employment and material hardship among adults with long COVID in December 2022 Over 4 in 10 adults with long C…
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August 7, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Tune In Today! Envisioning an Equitable Health System: Reweaving America’s Social Contract

Health Policy Center Web Version Urban Institute Events Envisioning an Equitable Health System: Reweaving America’s Social Contract Monday, August 7, 2023, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT Virtual Event J…
  Urban Institute Update · [email protected]
August 3, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Addressing long COVID and chronic illness in the US

Urban Institute Update Also: Advancing vaccine equity Web Version Urban Institute Update Early insights on long COVID, chronic illness, and economic well-being Millions of US residents have long COVID, a conditi…
  Urban Institute :: Greater DC Update · [email protected]
August 2, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Parents and program directors show support for DC’s Pay Equity Fund

Greater DC Update Also: Equity in cities’ arts systems Web Version Greater DC Update A case study of DC’s wage boost for early childhood educators Implementation of the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund w…
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August 1, 2023 at 2:02 PM

Live with Urban - Envisioning an Equitable Health System: Reweaving America’s Social Contract

Health Policy Center Web Version Urban Institute Events Envisioning an Equitable Health System: Reweaving America’s Social Contract Monday, August 7, 2023, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT Virtual Event J…
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July 27, 2023 at 1:38 PM

Live with Urban - Envisioning an Equitable Health System: Reweaving America’s Social Contract

Health Policy Center Web Version Urban Institute Events Envisioning an Equitable Health System: Reweaving America’s Social Contract Monday, August 7, 2023, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT Virtual Event J…
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July 20, 2023 at 4:07 PM

For most of the US, SNAP couldn't cover the cost of a meal in 2022

Urban Institute Update ICYMI: Hear how local leaders are using Urban's Upward Mobility Framework Web Version Urban Institute Update Does SNAP cover the cost of a meal in your county? Amid inflation, Supplemental…
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July 13, 2023 at 4:06 PM

How medical debt varies across communities

Health Policy Center Also: Cancer screening use patterns Web Version Health Policy Update Medical debt in New York state and its unequal burden across communities Medical debt varied widely across regions and ge…
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July 6, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Ways to help student borrowers in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision

Urban Institute Update Also: A future without affirmative action Web Version Urban Institute Update Three ways to support student borrowers at risk of default Last week, the US Supreme Court rejected the Biden a…
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June 29, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Using legal strategies to advance health equity

Health Policy Center Also: Health care affordability Web Version Health Policy Update Research strategies for overcoming legal and political barriers to health care equity Amid rising pushback against diversity,…
  Policies for Action · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 6:09 PM

$1.5M available for research on impacts of state-level preemption

How does preemption affect racial justice and health equity? Web Version Call for proposalsPreemption is a legal doctrine that allows a higher level of government to limit or even eliminate the power of a lower level of governm…
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June 22, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Atlanta organization provides stable housing for trans women

Urban Institute Update Also: Research that supports the LGBTQ+ community Web Version Urban Institute Update Photo by Rhiannon Newman for the Urban Institute ‘A Place That’s Safe’: Housing for Trans People, by Tr…
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June 8, 2023 at 11:31 AM

Debt ceiling deal expands work requirements for SNAP and TANF

Urban Institute Update Also: But they don’t increase employment Web Version Urban Institute Update The debt ceiling deal’s work requirements won’t increase employment Last week’s deal to raise the debt ceiling e…
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May 25, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Safety net work requirements would harm people’s health

Health Policy Center Also: Access to mammograms Web Version Health Policy Update Medicaid work requirements would do little or nothing to increase employment, but would harm people’s health Because of barriers t…
  Urban Institute :: Research Update · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 11:01 AM

Using data to examine children’s health care access

Urban Institute Update Also: DC prekindergarten application language Web Version Assessing health care access among children enrolled in Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) In 2016–19, about 40 percent of Medic…
  Policies for Action · [email protected]
May 18, 2023 at 3:46 PM

Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas

Forthcoming P4A funding opportunity Web Version May Update Effects of work requirements on coverage, employment, and affordability of careArkansas implemented Medicaid work requirements, a policy that could soon be reintroduced…
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May 18, 2023 at 11:31 AM

The data behind funding AAPI small businesses

Urban Institute Update Also: Medicaid work requirements fail to increase employment Web Version Urban Institute Update Understanding the state of SBA loan funding to AAPI communities Asian American and Pacific Is…
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May 17, 2023 at 7:33 PM

Tune in Tomorrow - Understanding Training and Workforce Pathways to Develop and Retain Black Maternal Health Clinicians in California

Health Policy Center Web Version Urban Institute Events Understanding Training and Workforce Pathways to Develop and Retain Black Maternal Health Clinicians in California Thursday, May 18, 2023, 4:00 p.m…
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May 11, 2023 at 1:15 PM

Access to public transit and unmet health care needs

Health Policy Center Also: Mental health of Medicaid-enrolled youth Web Version Health Policy Update Understanding the importance of public transportation for access to health care Transportation barriers to hea…
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May 10, 2023 at 2:32 PM

Live with Urban: Understanding Training and Workforce Pathways to Develop and Retain Black Maternal Health Clinicians in California

Health Policy Center Web Version Urban Institute Events Understanding Training and Workforce Pathways to Develop and Retain Black Maternal Health Clinicians in California Thursday, May 18, 2023, 4:00 p.m…
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May 4, 2023 at 3:30 PM

How to end poverty in America

Urban Institute Update Also: FHFA pricing changes, explained Web Version Urban Institute Update Matt Desmond discusses poverty in America, and how to end it“Why is there so much poverty in America?” Pulitzer Pr…
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May 3, 2023 at 7:47 PM

Live with Urban: Understanding Training and Workforce Pathways to Develop and Retain Black Maternal Health Clinicians in California

Health Policy Center Web Version Urban Institute Events Understanding Training and Workforce Pathways to Develop and Retain Black Maternal Health Clinicians in California Thursday, May 18, 2023, 4:00 p.m…
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April 20, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Women's perspectives on improving maternal health policies

Urban Institute Update Also: Preventing school shootings Web Version Urban Institute Update 35 women share their thoughts on maternal health equity Interviewees said they want to be respected and listened to thr…
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April 13, 2023 at 8:22 PM

Correction: What do women say about maternal health policies?

Health Policy Center Also: Adults with long COVID Web Version Health Policy Update An earlier version of this newsletter was accidentally sent from an incorrect email address, [email protected]. All …
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April 6, 2023 at 11:31 AM

Examining trends in food insecurity

Urban Institute Update Also: Biden’s proposed budget and equity Web Version Urban Institute Update As inflation squeezed family budgets, food insecurity increased between 2021 and 2022 Amid high inflation, the sh…
  Urban Institute :: Greater DC Update · [email protected]
April 5, 2023 at 11:00 AM

Four ways DC could offer more homeownership support

Greater DC Update Also: DC investment patterns Web Version Greater DC Update Homeownership and race in DC communities east of the Anacostia River Communities east of the Anacostia River historically have had the…
  Urban Institute :: Health Policy Center · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 4:56 PM

How do Medicare Advantage plans differ by community?

Health Policy Center Also: Health care disparities Web Version Health Policy Update Medicare Advantage market and plan characteristics in counties with larger Black and Hispanic populations In counties with the …
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March 23, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Looking beyond the history of redlining

Urban Institute Update Also: Thoughtful historic preservation Web Version Urban Institute Update The ghosts of housing discrimination reach beyond redlining Redlining was just one piece of a broader combination o…
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March 20, 2023 at 7:37 PM

Tune in Tomorrow! Unequal Treatment at 20: Accelerating Progress toward Health Care Equity

Health Policy Center Web Version Urban Institute Events Unequal Treatment at 20: ​​​​​​​Accelerating ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Progress toward Health Care Equity Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT …