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

**Wednesday, July 24, 2019**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

ETHICS

Remembering Daniel Callahan, A Pioneer Of Bioethics

By Arthur Caplan

Daniel Callahan, who pioneered the field of bioethics, died July 17th,
two days before his 89th birthday. Dan's mentoring tree seems to
involve half the people doing bioethics today.  No one played a bigger
role in my career than Dan. Read More >>

MEDICAID

The Problematic Law And Policy Of Medicaid Block Grants

By Rachel Sachs and Nicole Huberfeld

Capped spending would very likely involve disenrollment and other
cost-cutting measures that endanger the lives of the most vulnerable
patients. Read More >>

ACCESS TO CARE

Forging A Realistic Path To Universal Coverage

By Jack Meyer

Instead of repealing the ACA or forcing people out of private coverage,
we can construct a mixed public/private approach using large building
blocks to forge a solid structure. Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

MEDICAID

Low-Income Childless Adults' Access To Antidiabetic Drugs In Wisconsin
Medicaid After Coverage Expansion

By Nam Hyo Kim, Kevin A. Look, and Marguerite E. Burns

Nam Hyo Kim and coauthors analyze administrative drug claims data to
evaluate changes in the use of and out-of-pocket spending on
antidiabetic drugs among childless adults who experienced the drug
coverage expansion. Read more >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Flu Vaccine

President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that would direct
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