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Federal Government Should Advise on Drug Negotiations, Not Run Them
Schaeffer Center experts Karen Mulligan and Darius Lakdawalla argue that the Department of Health and Human Services should help advice drug price negotiations instead of running them.
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Study Finds More Than 9 Million Excess Life Years Lost During COVID Pandemic
Black and Hispanic persons have experienced a disproportionate number of life-years lost.
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Money for the Infrastructure Bill is Coming at the Expense of Medicare Part D
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill will leave a lot of chronically ill people by the side of the road.
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Deaths Tied to Opioids Rose Among Less-Educated Whites Following LA County’s Stay-At-Home Order
Opioid-related deaths among Blacks, Asians and Latinos dropped during the same period.
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Opioid Overdose Risk Appears Higher in Older Americans, USC Study Indicates
One in 10 adults were at risk of overdose, with older Americans relying on high doses of opioids more than younger adults, researchers found in a national sample of prescription claims.
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After Their Initial Diagnosis, Many Adult COVID-19 Patients Continue Seeking Medical Care for up to Six Months or More
Analyzing claims data, does COVID-19 related healthcare utilization persist in for 180 days or more, also known as long COVID, after their initial diagnosis?
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Erin Trish Appointed Co-Director of USC Schaeffer Center
Erin Trish, a health economist whose work focuses on the intersection of public policy and healthcare markets, has been named co-director of the Schaeffer Center.
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Kids and Cannabis: California Dispensaries Lack Adequate Screening to Keep Out Minors, USC-UCSD study finds
The study of 700 licensed cannabis dispensaries found many retail locations have inadequate screening processes.
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NAS Report Outlines Priorities for the Next Ten Years of Alzheimer’s Research
Julie Zissimopoulos participated on the committee tasked with developing the research agenda.
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Alameda County Program Counters Health Industry Racism Experienced by Black Expectant Mothers
Black women are far more likely to report experiencing discrimination within the healthcare system than white women. And studies point to racism or unconscious bias in medical care as a key explanation for why Black women and infants fare so poorly compared to their White counterparts.
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