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Rosalie Liccardo Pacula Named Inaugural Elizabeth Garrett Chair in Health Policy, Economics, and Law
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula is a nationally recognized expert in the economics of substance use and addiction, including opioids, cannabis, and alcohol.
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Is This the Healthcare Policy Both Republicans and Democrats Can Agree On?
A mix of universal catastrophic coverage and private insurers would be cheaper than Medicare for All, Dana Goldman wrote in MarketWatch.
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Don’t Let the New Kidney Health Initiative Fade from View
As a kidney doctor and health policy researcher, I am surprised that President Donald Trump’s initiative to remake kidney treatment has not gotten more attention. We need to keep paying attention because so much is at stake.
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What is Surprise Billing?
Experts from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy answer commonly asked questions about surprise medical bills and how to deal with them at a policy level.
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