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State Mandates to Cap Out-of-Pocket Insulin Costs Are No Longer Necessary
State laws capping patients’ out-of-pocket insulin costs, though well-intentioned, have had limited impact.
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Study: Exploding Popularity of Ozempic and Wegovy Among Privately Insured Patients May Worsen Disparities
Publicly insured individuals who are most likely to benefit from new diabetes and obesity drugs are less likely to get them than those with private insurance.
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A Patient-Focused, Evidence-Driven Approach to PBM Reform
As policymakers consider reforms to the prescription drug supply chain, they should keep five principles in mind to ensure better outcomes for patients.
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Comments to CMS on Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement (TTVR) and Broader CED Policy Considerations
Schaeffer Center experts provided comments to CMS on issues with how Coverage with Evidence Determination policy is applied.
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2024 Alzheimer’s Trial Recruitment Innovation Lab Fellowship Program — Application Open
The University of Southern California (USC) announces an opening for a fellow to join the Alzheimer’s Trial Recruitment Innovation Lab (ATRIL) fellowship program in the fall of 2024.
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Schaeffer Institute Launches New Initiative to Improve Public Policy
Climate change, health and food insecurity will be major focuses of a new initiative aimed at creating policies and communication that better fit people’s needs.
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Study: Americans Find Hospital-at-Home Care Appealing and Safe
Most people see hospital-level care provided in a patient’s home as convenient, comfortable and effective.
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Estimating Overpayments to MA Plans: MedPAC Critics Get It Wrong
Why many of the key assertions in a recent Forefront article challenging the MedPAC’s estimate that favorable selection and upcoding increase payments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in 2024 by $83 billion are wrong
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Key USC Researchers’ Dementia Cost Model Aims to Help Patients, Families
Knowing the actual costs of dementia could help families plan their budgets and support needs, inform treatment and caregiving options, and shape health care policy.
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Study: States With the Most Restrictive Abortion Policies Saw the Biggest Declines in Use of Birth Control and Emergency Contraceptives After Dobbs Decision
The findings suggest that the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v Wade has had wider ramifications for women’s reproductive health than previously thought.
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