Recent Work
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Medicare Enrollment Linked to Sharp Decline in Use of Mental Healthcare Services
People with substantial mental health needs appear to receive much less mental healthcare after they age into Medicare, while use of non-mental healthcare was unaffected for those who can’t afford to pay out of pocket.
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Nearly 1 in 3 Retail Pharmacies Have Closed Since 2010, Widening Health Disparities
The risk of closure was higher in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods, and independent pharmacies were more than twice as likely to face closure.
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Seminar Series – Adam Sacarny
Dr. Adam Sacarny, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, is a health economist and health policy researcher.
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Seminar Series – Andy Slavitt
Andy Slavitt was President Biden’s White House Senior Advisor for the Covid response. He is currently a commissioner on the National Academy of Medicine’s Commission on Investment Imperatives for a Healthy Nation.
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Out-of-Pocket Costs Are Substantially Lower in Medicare Advantage Than Traditional Medicare
Expected monthly out-of-pocket costs for a typical enrollee were about 18-24% lower in Medicare Advantage in recent years, which likely helped fuel the program’s enrollment surge.
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