Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
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Medicare Advanced Imaging Payment: Dysfunctional Policy Making
Medicare’s experience of paying for outpatient imaging services, particularly expensive advanced imaging such as MRIs, CAT scans, and nuclear scans, has been tumultuous over the last 20 years.
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“Vaccine Passport” Certification — Policy and Ethical Considerations
An analysis of the policy and ethical considerations of implementing vaccine passports broadly.
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Enrollment in Nongroup Health Insurance by Income Group
Slightly more than half of those with incomes below 400% of the federal poverty level (FPL) were enrolled in nongroup policies that constitute minimum essential coverage.
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The Unfinished Business of Air Ambulance Bills
An overview in Health Affairs of the newly passed No Surprises Act and how the legislation will regulate surprise air ambulance bills.
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Wall Street Comes to Washington Healthcare Roundtable
On April 9, the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy will host the 25th Wall Street Comes to Washington Health Care Roundtable, which is designed to bridge the worlds of Wall Street and Washington health policy,
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Payment for Dialysis Services in the Individual Market
Monthly spending on outpatient dialysis services for end-stage kidney disease patients was three times higher for patients insured in the individual market compared to patients insured through Medicare.
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Dialysis Costs the Healthcare System Three Times More in the Individual Market
Monthly spending on outpatient dialysis services for patients with end-stage kidney disease was three times higher for patients insured in the individual market compared to patients insured through Medicare.
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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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Will Medicare Run Out of Money?
Join the Bipartisan Policy Center, the American Enterprise Institute, and the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy for a panel discussion with congressional staff and experts to examine policy options that can avert the worst outcomes and place the Medicare program on a better track.
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Schaeffer Solutions: Health Policy Recommendations for the Biden Administration and 117th U.S. Congress
The USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy has developed practical recommendations and analysis in a number of critical policy areas.
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