Easing Cash Assistance Rules During COVID-19 Was Associated With Reduced Days Of Poor Physical And Mental Health

Melvin Livingston received the following financial support for the research, authorship, or publication of this article: This study was partially supported by funds from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Grant No. R01CE003104). The viewpoints represented in this article are those of the authors and do not represent those of the funding agency. In the past twelve months, Livingston also has been funded through grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Mental Health, and National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Paul Shafer has received grants in the past twelve months from the Commonwealth Fund, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Boston University School of Public Health idea hub, and Renova Health. He is also an investigator at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System under contract with the Boston University School of Public Health.