Jianhui Xu
Doctoral Student, USC Price School of Public PolicyResearch Assistant, USC Schaeffer Center
Recent Work
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Pharmacy Switching in Response to Preferred Pharmacy Networks in Medicare Part D
Preferred pharmacy networks caused a moderate shift on average towards preferred pharmacies among unsubsidized beneficiaries, although stronger financial incentives correlated with more switching.
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Growing Number of Unsubsidized Part D Beneficiaries with Catastrophic Spending Suggests Need for Out-Of-Pocket Cap
More than one million Part D enrollees who were not eligible for cost assistance reached the catastrophic coverage in 2015.
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Medicare Beneficiaries Face Growing Out-Of-Pocket Burden For Specialty Drugs While In Catastrophic Coverage Phase
For high-cost specialty drug users, lack of an out-of-pocket cap in Part D has eaten savings from donut hole closure.
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