Research Program
USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
The USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy is a partnership between Economic Studies at Brookings and the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. It aims to inform the national health care debate with rigorous, evidence-based analysis leading to practical recommendations using the collaborative strengths of USC and Brookings.
Program Leadership
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Richard G. Frank, PhD
Director, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
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Dana Goldman, PhD
Dean and C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Chair, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center
Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Pharmacy, and Economics, USC
Perspectives
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.
“Equal Weighting” is a Poor Framework for Arbitration Decisions Under the No Surprises Act
If arbitrators are required to consider or weigh the various factors “equally” under the No Surprises Act, it would be close to meaningless and leave them without an actionable framework for making decisions.
The Case for Replacing “Silver Loading”
An analysis of how a public option may or may not reduce healthcare costs in the U.S.
Congress Should End Dialysis Companies’ Third-Party Games with Insurance Coverage
An op-ed in STAT highlights practices by dialysis facilities where they try to push patients into individual market plans by financing patients’ premiums for those plans
Program Team
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Loren Adler
Associate Director, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
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Matthew Fiedler, PhD
Fellow, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
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Mark Hall
Nonresident Senior Fellow, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, Center for Health Policy at Brookings
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Jason Levitis
Nonresident Fellow, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Nonresident Senior Fellow at Yale Law School’s Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy -
Erin Trish, PhD
Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center
Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC School of Pharmacy -
Erin L. Duffy, PhD
Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center
Featured Research
Emergency Physicians Recover a Higher Share of Charges from Surprise Medical Bills
Emergency physicians recover a higher share of charges from out-of-network care than from in-network care.
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.
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.
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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