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Recommendations for Implementing the No Surprises Act
Schaeffer Initiative experts examine several key implementation questions within the No Surprises Act and discuss options for resolving those questions.
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Medicare Payment for Physician-Administered (Part B) Drugs: The Interim Final Rule and a Better Way Forward
A look at how policymakers can reform an interim-final rule to use Medicare’s demonstration authority under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to make large reductions in the amounts it pays physicians for high-cost medicines they administer under Part B.
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Understanding the No Surprises Act
A look at the No Surprise Act, a new federal law that ends surprise out-of-network billing. The law was passed late last year as part of the omnibus bill.
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Expanded Coverage for COVID-19 Testing Must Include Limits On Costs
Schaeffer Initiative experts discuss why the most efficient and equitable way to conduct testing on a mass scale for COVID-19 is through a federally-funded public effort that tests everyone, but until Congress enacts such a program, mandating insurance coverage is an important lever to improve access to testing.
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On this blog, experts from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy advance the national health policy conversation through innovative ideas and timely, evidence-based analysis. These posts offer policymakers practical recommendations and analysis for solving the health care issues of today.
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Reaching Agreement on COVID-19 Immunity “Passports” Will Be Difficult
Vaccine privileges would allow those who can show immunity to COVID-19 access to certain high-risk activities. USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy conducted a survey to understand the general public’s views on the topics.
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What Can Be Done to Improve All-Payer Claims Databases?
A new report that discusses important limitations with all-payer claims database (APCD) along with actions federal policymakers can take to resolve these limitations.
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High Air Ambulance Charges Concentrated in Private Equity- Owned Carriers
Private equity firm-owned air ambulance services charge markedly higher rates than other types of providers of the same service, according to new research.
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A Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down the ACA Would Create Chaos in the Healthcare System
On November 10, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in California v. Texas, the case in which the Trump Administration and a group of Attorneys General are challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Surprise Medical Bills Increase Costs for Everyone, Not Just for the People Who Get Them
About 12% of insurers’ U.S. spending on in- and out-of-network medical care goes to six types of providers that commonly submit surprise bills.