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With Medicaid enrollment growing and state revenues in decline, how can states manage their contracts with managed care companies to address those challenges? New Health Affairs Affairs blog post by Katherine Hempstead and Allan Baumgarten healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hbl…

On Technopolis: How could the pandemic affect the future of domestic work? urbn.is/2ZFKqz4 Related: Ai-jen Poo on how "investing in care workers is like investing in infrastructure": urbn.is/2MkjX6j

COVID-19 Projected to Worsen Racial Disparities in Health Coverage avalere.com/press-releases…

Aggressive Medical Debt Collections: COVID-related Consumer Protections Could be a Model for Long-term Relief chirblog.org/aggressive-med… via Center on Health Insurance Reforms

Bad news alert: Many kids have missed out on needed health care this year-large drops in immunizations, screenings, mental health, & dental visits between March-May 2019 & 2020 in Medicaid/CHIP. Kudos to CMSGov for these very timely and important data. cms.gov/newsroom/fact-…

The coronavirus is surging once again across the U.S., with cases rising in 22 states over the past week. axios.com/coronavirus-ca…

A new brief describes the role of locally embedded organizations like #NNIP Partners on influencing the social determinants of health to achieve more equitable health outcomes. #SDoH via Urban Institute @CamilleAnoll urban.org/research/publi…

Better but not perfect; MyUrban Institute colleagues explain how the ACA has improved health care access and affordability for new Mothers and how we can continue to do better. Stacey McMorrow Emily M. Johnston Genevieve M. Kenney urban.org/research/publi… via Urban Institute

The COVID-19 pandemic had added to the urgency of addressing inequities in maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. rwjf.ws/3e1U45p Check out these papers highlighting ongoing challenges & emerging solutions Eva Allen

Philadelphia Passes Black Workers Economic Recovery Package governing.com/now/Philadelph…

Engaging Consumers in Medicaid Program Design: Strategies from the States | Milbank Quarterly milbank.org/quarterly/arti…

Three Steps to Improving Data to Help Combat the Public Health Emergency of Structural Racism: urbn.is/2XrT7vH via Urban Institute

Black residents 2 to 3 times less likely to have received vaccine compared to white, from 16 states showing COVID-19 vaccine data by race, despite high representation in healthcare workforce. Contrasts with National Academies framework Bianca Frogner, PhD Joanne Spetz Daniel Polsky

“each additional dollar of minimum wage reduces infant deaths by up to 1.8 percent annually in large U.S. cities” bit.ly/39kf6LR

See what can be done to prioritize racial and ethnic equity in COVID-19 vaccination: urbn.is/3cINUIu by my Urban Institute colleagues Eva Allen Josh Aarons

What does it take to share data across sectors to improve health? Watch “Rapid-Cycle Research Early Findings: Urban Institute” by Georgia Health Policy Center on #Vimeo vimeo.com/503637338?ref=…

#1. Involve and uplift people experiencing homelessness in planning and vaccine distribution. (via Nicole DuBois & @AlyseOneto) urbn.is/3qv5fc8

How poor communication exacerbates health inequities – and what to do about it brook.gs/2Zxrfas via The Brookings Institution

From Jenny Haley, Josh Aarons, Eva Allen, & @mkingviehland: As COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy decreases, boosting access will be critical to reducing inequity in the DC area urbn.is/3rLBq6P

Report by Eva Allen & team: "People who come from the community have a much more nuanced understanding of what the issues are, what the needs are, but also what some solutions are going to be & what kind of resources can be brought to bear." urbn.is/3AnElbE