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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Health Affairs Event: Children's Health

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.

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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.
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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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