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Health Equity: Everyone Counts
The effects of policies that make data unavailable on excluded or marginalized groups can put those populations at further disadvantage that may reflect systemic racism. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - May 31, 2022 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Braveman P Tags: Social Determinants of Health Health Disparities Source Type: news

Marketplace Pulse: The Coming Coverage Cliff: Some States Have a Lot to Lose
The U.S. is facing a steep cliff in health insurance coverage and access to care, as a confluence of events are likely to soon separate millions from their healthcare. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - May 11, 2022 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Hempstead, K Tags: Healthcare Coverage and Access Source Type: news

Perspectives on Families in America Survey
A survey resulted in a typology to discover the pattern of values and beliefs related to addressing resource problems regarding low incomes, lack of access to affordable and healthy food, and lack of access to child care and preschool programs. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - April 28, 2022 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Bye L Tags: Health Disparities Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Source Type: news

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Caseloads Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
The number of families turning to the National Temporary Assistance for Needy Families in the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic grew by more than 75,000. However, by October 2020, caseloads had returned to pre-pandemic levels. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - April 5, 2022 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Pratt E Tags: Public and Community Health Child and Family Well-Being Source Type: news

Access to Services in Medicaid and the Marketplaces
Researchers identify policies and practices to help health plans ensure their networks include the number and mix of providers enrollees need. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - March 30, 2022 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Corlette S Tags: Healthcare Quality and Value Healthcare Coverage and Access National Source Type: news

Marketplace Pulse: The Bridge Between Medicaid and the Marketplace: What Role Might MCOs Play in Unwinding the PHE?
The synergies between Medicaid and the Marketplace which have been growing for the past several years will soon be put to a real-world test when millions face the loss of their coverage. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - March 28, 2022 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Hempstead K Tags: Healthcare Quality and Value Healthcare Coverage and Access Source Type: news

Capping Medicare Beneficiary Part D Spending at $2,000
A proposed out-of-pocket spending cap in Medicare Part D would protect eligible seniors from recurring high drug payments. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - March 1, 2022 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Gangopadhyaya A Tags: Healthcare Coverage and Access Healthcare Quality and Value National Source Type: news

Centering Health Equity in Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstrations
Strategies for states to advance health equity and address structural racism through Medicaid Section 1115 demonstrations. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - February 10, 2022 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Boozang P Tags: Healthcare Quality and Value Healthcare Coverage and Access Source Type: news

Trends in Small-Group Market Insurance Coverage: 2013–2020
Nearly a decade after the ACA was implemented, the small-group marketplace continues to be a source of health coverage for million. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - January 13, 2022 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Banthin J Tags: Health Care Quality and Value Health Care Coverage and Access National Source Type: news

Severe Maternal Health Outcomes Differ Across New Jersey Municipalities
A Rutgers University-led study, with research support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Evidence for Action program, found substantial variation in Severe Maternal Morbidity rates across N.J. municipalities. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - November 18, 2021 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Health Disparities Source Type: news

Persistent Gaps in SNAP Benefit Adequacy Across the Rural-Urban Continuum
An updated mapping tool finds 21 percent of U.S. counties experience a gap between the newly revised maximum SNAP meal benefit and the average cost of a moderately priced meal in their respective regions, including rural areas. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - November 2, 2021 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Fiol O Tags: Health Disparities Health Care Coverage and Access Child and Family Well-Being Rural Urban Source Type: news

Household Experiences in America During the Delta Variant Outbreak
National report details the experiences of households across the nation during the delta variant outbreak including serious problems with finances, healthcare, racial/ethnic discrimination, education, caregiving, work, and well-being. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - October 12, 2021 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Harvard University T. H. Chan School of Public Health Tags: Health Disparities Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Public and Community Health Source Type: news

Low-Density Zoning, Health, and Health Equity
The downstream effects of exclusionary, low-density residential zoning on health and health equity should make policymakers focus on reforming zoning to make housing affordable in healthy neighborhoods. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - September 30, 2021 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Lens M Tags: Built Environment and Health Social Determinants of Health Source Type: news

Strengthening Long-Term Services and Supports: The Difference Federal Investment Can Make
A report finds funding to support policies related to home- and community-based services eligibility, caregiver wages, and services could drastically improve the lives of people in need. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - September 27, 2021 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Feder J Tags: Health Care Coverage and Access Health Care Quality and Value Source Type: news

Child Tax Credit Expansion Could Save Millions of Children Out of Poverty
The child tax credit (CTC) plays a major role in reducing child poverty, and its expansion under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) would save more than four million children from poverty, researchers find. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - September 7, 2021 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Acs G Tags: Child and Family Well-Being Source Type: news