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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.

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.

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.

There are now two Alzheimer’s treatments with significant clinical benefit. It’s not clear how quickly patients will be able to benefit.

Schaeffer Center researchers detail how a competitive bidding structure – whereby plans compete on price and quality – would improve the MA program.

The Schaeffer Center study suggests that women with high-deductible health plans pay more out-of-pocket for maternity care when pregnancies span two calendar years, facing annual deductibles twice.

Jason Doctor and Darius Lakdawalla respond to a recent Health Affairs Forefront article by Robert Kaplan and colleagues and call for an alternative to QALYs, given issues with the underlying assumptions.

A new study shows promise for using remote blood collection to find participants for Alzheimer’s trials.

The study from the USC Schaeffer Center also found that 18% of hospitals could not be reached after three phone call attempts.

Schaeffer Scholars provided recommendations on improvements related to publicly available data, as well as administrative Encounter and Part D data.