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

**Friday, September 11, 2020**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19
Screening To Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Outbreaks: Saliva-Based Antigen Testing
Is Better Than The PCR Swab

By A. David Paltiel and Rochelle P. Walensky

The rapid, saliva-based antigen test for COVID-19 has gotten a bad rap.
It is the better, preferred tool for outbreak control. Read More >>

FOLLOWING THE ACA

What It Means To Cover Preexisting Conditions

By Katie Keith

Politicians of all stripes and persuasions now pledge to protect those
with health issues in coverage reform proposals. But protecting people
with preexisting conditions is easier said than done. Read More >>

ACCESS TO CARE

These Key Telehealth Policy Changes Would Improve Buprenorphine Access
While Advancing Health Equity

By Utsha Khatri, Corey S. Davis, Noa Krawczyk, Michael Lynch, Justin
Berk, and Elizabeth A. Samuels

The short-term emergency authorizations for audio-only buprenorphine
treatment during COVID-19 have helped us reach people previously unable
to access treatment, and these changes should be made permanent. Read
More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

RESEARCH ARTICLE: PUBLIC HEALTH

Contributions Of Public Health, Pharmaceuticals, And Other Medical Care
To US Life Expectancy Changes, 1990-2015

By Jason D. Buxbaum, Michael E. Chernew, A. Mark Fendrick, and David M.
Cutler

Jason Buxbaum, Michael Chernew, A. Mark Fendrick, and David Cutler
publish findings on the public health developments and other factors
that have contributed to US life expectancy increasing by 3.3 years
between 1990 and 2015.Read More >>

Read the September 2020 Table of Contents
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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Young Caregivers

COVID-19 has brought new attention to health policy surrounding
caregivers. In 2017 Carol Levine wrote on the blog about the
millions-at least-of youngsters ages 8-18 taking care of a relative.
Now in 2020, have enough policies emerged?Reread the post and reconsider
today.

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