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

**Monday, October 26, 2020**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

Against Weighted Lotteries For Scarce COVID-19 Treatments

By Joseph Millum

Weighted lotteries to allocate scarce COVID-19 treatments and vaccines
give the appearance of balancing competing ethical considerations. But,
as I will show, they actually lead to unjust outcomes. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

CHILDREN'S HEALTH

Children's Health Insurance Coverage: Progress, Problems, And
Priorities For 2021 And Beyond

By Joan C. Alker, Genevieve M. Kenney, and Sara Rosenbaum

Despite significant coverage gains between 2008 and 2015, the proportion
of children in the US with health insurance has fallen in recent years.
Observing that "policy makers have made enormous strides in coverage of
children, but there is still a distance to go," Joan Alker and coauthors
propose strategies ranging from a unified, national program to policies
that expand on Medicaid, CHIP, and the ACA Marketplaces. Read More >>

Spreading Fear: The Announcement Of The Public Charge Rule Reduced
Enrollment In Child Safety-Net Programs

By Jeremy Barofsky, Ariadna Vargas, Dinardo Rodriguez, and Anthony
Barrows

Programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, and WIC provide critical support to
children. Jeremy Barofsky and colleagues seek to determine whether the
Trump administration's announcement of plans to consider use of these
programs in considering whether a lawful permanent resident is a "public
charge" led to reductions in enrollment. Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Influenza Vaccination

This year marks the eleventh anniversary of the most recent influenza
pandemic. In 2019 Joseph Bresee and Marie Paule Kieny described on the
blog how seasonal influenza vaccination is an important tool in
advancing epidemic and pandemic preparedness In low- and middle-income
countries
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This year public health experts are urging as many people as possible to
get their seasonal flu vaccination as we continue to combat the COVID-19
pandemic.

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