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Publication Project overview and the changing geography of NYC's resident artists 2010-2021.(2023-01-28) Stern, Mark J; Seifert, Susan C.Over the past several decades, much attention has been devoted to assessing the economic impact of the arts and cultural activity on cities. Most of these studies focus on the role of major venues—like museums and performing arts centers—in improving a city’s attractiveness to out- of-towners and young, college-educated “creatives.” By contrast, the role of the arts in enhancing the lives of ordinary urban residents, especially those who live in moderate- and low-income neighborhoods, has received relatively little attention.Publication Medicare’s Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program Fails to Lower Hospital Readmissions(2025-06-12) Burke, Robert E.; Hutchins, Franya; Heintz, Jonathan; Appel, Scott; Norman, Julie; Patel, Syama; Gupta, Atul; Rose, Liam; Werner, Rachel M.Since it launched in 2015, Medicare’s Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program has failed to reduce hospital readmissions as intended. Fortunately, it does not increase deaths, nor does it appear to delay needed rehospitalizations. The program’s new performance measures and incentives could help it achieve its goals.Publication Paying for Value and Health Equity in Community Health Centers(Leonard Davis Institute, 2025-02-25) Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH; Janet Weiner, PhD, MPH; Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhDCommunity health centers (CHCs) face substantial obstacles to participation in value-based payment models, in which payers reward performance on health outcomes. Further, these models rarely measure and reward efforts toward population health equity, a central CHC goal and outcome. In this issue brief, we recommend ways to promote and enhance CHC participation in value-based payment, and strategies to align these efforts with health equity goals. We base these recommendations on a series of focus groups and conversations with frontline CHC leaders, payers, and payment policy experts.Publication Simple Visual Aids Raise Awareness and Knowledge About HIV Treatment(Leonard Davis Institute, 2025-03-26) Aaron Richterman; Tamar Klaiman; Rebecca Connelly; Daniel Palma; Eric Ryu; Laura Schmucker; Katherine Villarin; Gabrielle Grosso; Kathleen A. Brady; Harsha Thirumurthy; Alison ButtenheimBottles filled with red and black beads representing the HIV virus among healthy cells improve understanding of terminology, attitudes toward living with HIV, and the intention to take medication to prevent transmission. People living with HIV in Philadelphia interacted with B-OK bottles (Figure 1) while a researcher explained that they show the amount of virus in the body when HIV is diagnosed, if HIV is untreated, and with daily antiretroviral therapy. B-OK increased understanding that medication prevents dying from HIV and reduces the risk of transmitting the virus to others. The bottles could support a U.S. initiative to cut new HIV diagnoses, currently stuck at 38,000 per year, by 90% by 2030.Publication Correcting Pessimistic Mortality Beliefs May Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy, Malawi Study Shows(2024-09-11) Purcell, Helene; Ciancio, Alberto; Mwera, James; Delavande, Adeline; Mwapasa, Victor; Kohler, Hans-PeterHelping people accurately understand their risk of dying or surviving may support public health campaigns years later. A new strategy for improving health behavior is supported by a randomized controlled trial from the longrunning Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH) that showed that a 2017 intervention to correct misconceptions about mortality risk was linked to higher COVID-19 vaccination rates five years later. Vaccination was 7.8 percentage points higher in the intervention than the control group. Effects spread to families of intervention participants, whose siblings had higher vaccination rates than the control group.