Recent Work
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Addressing Challenges to Alternative Payment Models for New Alzheimer’s Disease Therapies for US Commercial Payers
Schaeffer Center experts propose two different types of payment models applicable to disease-modifying therapies in Alzheimer’s disease, and suggest four strategies to overcome challenges in their implementation.
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Improving Care of People with Serious Medical Illness: An Economic Research Agenda for Palliative Care
In 2020, Schaeffer Center established an Advisory Panel on Palliative Care. In this post, the panel outlines next steps to increase the quality of care of frail people with multiple chronic conditions.
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Create a U.S. Institute of Health Technology Assessment to Preserve Innovation and Control Costs
Americans need affordable, accessible and innovative health care. An important first step that can be taken without risking heavy-handed intervention is for Congress to establish an independent Institute of Health Technology Assessment.
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Health Technology Assessment in the U.S. – A Vision for the Future
Health technology assessment (HTA) can help achieve the dual health policy goals of ensuring affordability and encouraging innovation.
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