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Medicare Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Could Save the U.S. Billions of Dollars
The new weight loss drugs work, and represent huge value in treating obesity. Even though they are expensive, broader access to them via Medicare would end up saving the U.S. money.
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USC Schaeffer Center Study Finds Few Hospitals Promoting Potentially Predatory Medical Payment Products
As Americans struggle to pay off billions of dollars of medical debt, consumer advocates are looking to rein in predatory lending practices. But a recent USC study finds concerns about hospitals offering medical payment products may be overblown.
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Buyouts Can Bring Relief From Medical Debt, but They’re Far From a Cure
Local governments are increasingly buying – and forgiving – their residents’ medical debt.
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Medicare Part D Plans Increased Restrictions on Drug Coverage
Medicare Part D plans excluded more compounds from coverage or subjected more of them to review before patients can access treatments, USC researchers found.
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Medicare’s Mental Health Care Problem
Mental health care providers are subject to unique constraints and incentives, compared to other specialists.
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Knowing Actual Prices Will Help HHS Set the Maximum Fair Price under the Inflation Reduction Act
Requiring data on actual net costs will improve negotiations over the “maximum fair price” for select drugs under Medicare.
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USC Announces New Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service
Leonard and Pamela Schaeffer’s $59 million gift establishes a new institute that will address multiple public policy issues with evidence-based research and educate new generations of scholars to help solve our nation’s policy challenges.
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This Common Medication Could Save Half a Million Children’s Lives Each Year. So Why Is It Underprescribed?
A new study by researchers at USC explains why kids aren’t getting a cheap, effective treatment for diarrhea.
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Study: Dementia Diagnoses Increased after Medicare Risk Adjustment
The change to Medicare Advantage payments could incentivize improvements in dementia detection, but also raises concerns about inappropriate overdiagnosis.
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USC Schaeffer and Aspen Institute Advisory Panel Provide Tips for Improving Hospitals and Health Systems
Often under financial pressure while being asked to do more, hospitals and health systems need new approaches to ensure high-value care.
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