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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Tuesday, September 8, 2020**

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IN THE JOURNAL

NEW ISSUE:
MEDICARE PAYMENT INCENTIVES, MEDICAID & MORE

The September issue of

**Health Affairs** features studies focusing on payment incentives in
Medicare, evolving Medicaid policy, the roles of pharmaceuticals in the
health system, and other topics, including a broad range of perspectives
related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read the September 2020 table of contents.

L
isten
to an introduction to the issue from Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil.

Read "From the E
ditor-in-Chief."

TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

The COVID-19 Pandemic Is The Time For The Public Sector To Help Build
Greater Social Connection

By Harris Allen, Daniel Conti, Steven Kraftchick, and Wayne Burton

Greater social connection, especially when physical distancing, offers a
vital pathway for bolstering individual health and community resilience
to combat COVID-19. We suggest that a more systemic effort by government
to cultivate social connection in the context of existing social
programs will benefit the goal we all share for a healthier, more
wholesome society. Read More >>

**A CLOSER LOOK**-Compassionate Use

The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) guard-dog role in allowing
experimental medication through compassionate use has always been
controversial. In an effort to avoid controversy and achieve greater
efficiency and accessibility of compassionate use for patients, Alison
Bateman-House suggests looking beyond the FDA
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