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

**Tuesday, October 20, 2020**

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IN THE JOURNAL

ENTRY POINT: CHILDREN'S HEALTH

How COVID-19 Threatens The Safety Net For US Children

By Jessica Bylander

School closures appear to slow the spread of the virus, but for many
children the health ramifications are far broader. Read More >>

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New podcast!

Alan Weil sits down with Health Affairs Senior Editor Jessica Bylander
to discuss how certain families must find other ways, when schools
close, to secure the health and social services they provide.

Listen here.

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

MEDICARE

The Medicare Shared Savings Program In 2019: Positive Results During
Major Transitions And On The Eve Of A Pandemic

By Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Robert S. Saunders, William K. Bleser, David
Muhlestein, and Mark B. McClellan

The Medicare Shared Savings Program continued to show positive savings
in 2019, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
introduced a major program overhaul-Pathways to Success. CMS should
continue to modify program specifications as needed to ensure that
accountable care organizations are judged fairly for their performance,
particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More >>

LEGAL & REGULATORY ISSUES

The FDA's Evolving COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorizations: How The
Convalescent Plasma Authorization Can Inform Future Vaccine And
Therapeutic EUAs

By Herschel Nachlis

The Food and Drug Administration's Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs)
during the COVID-19 pandemic highlight opportunities for improvements to
the EUA process that can bolster the quality of regulatory decision
making, the public's trust in regulatory decisions, and the public's
confidence in the lifesaving medical products that regulators authorize
and approve.
Read More >>

**A CLOSER LOOK**-Distribution Of Health

How do we create healthier populations, and how do we evaluate health
for communities? Take a look at Sabine Vuik's 2017 blog post on why we
need to focus on more than just health outcomes
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