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Tweak the Affordable Care Act to Mandate Backstop Health Insurance
Universal coverage could be achieved through a “backstop” insurance that auto-enrolls uninsured patients when they seek care.
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Traditional Vaccination Playbook Doesn’t Work with COVID
New study finds financial incentives and other behavioral nudges made little difference among certain groups.
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No Surprises Act Will Likely Reduce Payments to Most Emergency Medicine Providers, According to New USC Analysis
A payment rule in the No Surprises Act will likely lead to lower rates for emergency medicine procedures.
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Affordable Care Act Exchange Plans Negotiate Lower Hospital Prices Than Commercial Plans, According to New Schaeffer Center Analysis
ACA exchange plans on average paid 89% of what commercial group plans paid for both inpatient and outpatient procedures.
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Considerations in the Implementation of Multicancer Early Detection Tests
An analysis of the potential benefits and challenges of multi-cancer blood-based tests.
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Addressing Regulatory Barriers to Buprenorphine Access at Retail Pharmacies
Regulations on buprenorphine are creating dispensing barriers at retail pharmacies that impact Americans with opioid use disorder.
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‘Nudges’ to Reduce Opioid Overuse Also Decrease Inappropriate Benzodiazepine Prescriptions
Informing physicians when a patient dies of an overdose may provide the needed “nudge” to improve prescribing practices.
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Patient Preference for Medical Cannabis Products in the Absence of Clinical Guidelines
New analysis of New York data finds considerable variability in patient product choice, even for patients with the same condition.
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Are California Hospital Systems Rapidly Increasing Prices? The Data Suggest Not All Systems Are Alike
Average price growth was high among California for-profit systems (31% over the study period), while non-profit and public systems had lower average price growth (13%) than nonsystem hospitals (15%).
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Interdisciplinary Panel Offers Solutions to Improve Recruitment for Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials
Experts from the private and public sectors convened a panel to improve recruitment for Alzheimer’s clinical trials.
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