R. Sean Morrison, MD – USC Schaeffer

Recent Work

Improving Care of People With Serious Medical Illness—An Economic Research Agenda for Palliative Care

More people are living with serious illness as the population ages, and patients with socioeconomic disadvantages bear the greatest burdens of poor care.

By Mireille Jacobson, PhD, Peter May, PhD and R. Sean Morrison, MD
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- Perspective
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.

By Mireille Jacobson, PhD, Peter May, PhD, R. Sean Morrison, MD, Bryan Tysinger, PhD, Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA, Romilla Batra, MD, Susan Enguidanos, PhD, MPH, Torrie Fields, MPH, Melissa M. Garrido, PhD, David Grabowski, PhD, Haiden Huskamp, PhD, Alexis Coulourides Kogan, PhD, Margaret Maguire, JD, Matthew Modes, MD, Peter J. Neumann, ScD, Holly Prigerson, PhD, Sunita Puri, MD, Bradley Rosen, MD, Thomas J. Smith, MD, Sally Stearns, PhD, Jennifer Temel, MD and Joan Teno, MD
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- Evidence Base
Advancing the Economics of Palliative Care: The Value to Individuals and Families, Organizations, and Society

A palliative care research agenda can help lay the foundation for building a strong evidence base to guide public policies meant to advance affordable, equitable, high-quality, patient-centered care.
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- White Paper
Palliative Care Works, So Why Is It Rarely Used? Follow the Money

Schaeffer Center expert Mireille Jacobson co-authored an op-ed in STAT examining why hospitals and health systems are not investing in palliative care despite research showing this type of therapy substantially improves outcomes for patients with serious illness.

By Mireille Jacobson, PhD and R. Sean Morrison, MD
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