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

**Friday, July 26, 2019**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Orphan Drugs For Opioid Use Disorder: An Abuse Of The Orphan Drug Act

By Kao-Ping Chua and Rena M. Conti

The FDA should require that criteria for orphan designation are still
met each time a drug is approved under a previously granted designation.
Read More >>

Understanding The Senate Finance Committee's Drug Pricing Package

By Rachel Sachs

In this post, I first summarize key provisions from the package,
explaining how it aims to lower prescription drug prices. Next, I
situate the Committee's package within the broader set of drug pricing
reforms being considered by the federal government. Finally, I explain
the key objections levied by Senators during Thursday's markup and how
those objections might affect the development of the package going
forward. Read more >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

NURSING HOMES
[link removed] Fewer
Bonuses, More Penalties At Skilled Nursing Facilities Serving Vulnerable
Populations

By Jennifer Gaudet Hefele, Xiao "Joyce" Wang, and Emily Lim

Jennifer Hefele and coauthors report findings for the first round of
incentives and penalties under the Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility
Value-Based Purchasing Program. Read more >>

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Call For Submissions: Narrative Matters Poetry Contest 2019

The Narrative Matters section of Health Affairs is seeking poetry
submissions for an upcoming issue of the journal.

We are holding a poetry contest, from July 1 to August 31, looking for
well-crafted poems that touch on topics related to health and health
policy. Three winning poems will be announced in September. Winning
poets will receive a monetary prize-$500 for first place, $300 for
second, and $100 for third-as well as publication in Health Affairs,
and two copies of the issue containing the winning poems.

All entries will be read and judged by Health Affairs staff.

* Limit 3 poems submitted per person. Each poem-in pdf or word doc
format-should be submitted as a separate entry through our submission
portal here .

* Poems must be no longer than a single-spaced page, with double spaces
between stanzas

* Font size no smaller than 11 point.

* Poems must be written in English.

* Poems must be previously unpublished.

* Poems themselves should contain no personal identifiers.

You can read some earlier poems published by

**Health Affairs**, including the winners of the 2015 Narrative Matters
poetry contest
,
poems by patients and consumers
,
poems on vulnerable populations
,
and poems on the cancer experience
.

We look forward to reading your submissions!

**A CLOSER LOOK**-Title X

Illinois will not enforce the new Title X rule from the Trump
administration, which blocks funding dollars from clinics that provide
abortion referral services, and instead will fund those clinics with
state money. A Health Affairs Blog post examined the impact of the Title
X rule
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