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. 2021 May 1;181(5):699-702.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7048.

Unemployment Insurance, Health-Related Social Needs, Health Care Access, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Seth A Berkowitz  1 , Sanjay Basu  2
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Unemployment Insurance, Health-Related Social Needs, Health Care Access, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Seth A Berkowitz et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses whether receiving unemployment insurance is associated with lower health-related social needs, better health care access, and better mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Berkowitz reported receiving grants from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases during the conduct of the study and personal fees from Aspen Institute outside the submitted work. Dr Basu reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and personal fees from PLOS Medicine, the New England Journal of Medicine, Collective Health, and HealthRight 360 outside the submitted work.

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