USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
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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.
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GAO Report Sheds Additional Light on Misleading and Deceptive Marketing Practices Among Non-Compliant Health Plans
The GAO report underscores three key themes: misleading information is shockingly prevalent, a wide variety of junk plans are sold and may frequently be bundled together, and fixed indemnity plans appear to play a large role.
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NEJM: Competing Visions for the Future of Health Policy
Beyond Covid-19, two other health policy issues are poised to feature prominently in the 2020 U.S. elections: what role government should play in ensuring broad health insurance coverage, and how to cope with the lack of competition in many health care provider markets.
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COVID-19 May Move the Needle on Value-Based Payment
Erin Trish, Elizabeth Fowler, and Paul Ginsburg discussed the future of value-based payment models at a recent webinar viewed by over 500 people.
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Lessons from International Experience in Determining Healthcare Prices
Part 3 of a panel series on health care price regulation honoring Uwe E. Reinhardt (1937-2017)
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Healthcare Price Regulation and Public Options: Assessing Approaches to Increasing the Public Role
Part 2 of a panel series on healthcare price regulation honoring Uwe E. Reinhardt (1937-2017)
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Sharing Drug Rebates With Medicare Part D Patients: Why And How
The percentage of total Medicare Part D drug spending offset by rebates on branded drugs increased from 11% in 2010 to 25% in 2018.
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AJMC: Policies to Address Surprise Billing Can Affect Health Insurance Premiums
Policies to address surprise billing could reduce health insurance premiums by 1% to 5%.
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How Surprise Billing Increases Premiums—and How New Policies Could Help Consumers
A USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy research team finds that policies to limit surprise billing could also reduce insurance premiums for Americans by billions each year.
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After Decades of Disappointment, a Turning Point Is Visible in Alzheimer’s Treatment
The USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy hosted a webinar featuring national thought leaders to examine hopeful signs in clinical development and policy that will ensure access to treatments and diagnostics.
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