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

Richard G. Frank, PhD

Director, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Erin Trish, PhD

Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC School of Pharmacy

Perspectives

How Would Filling the Medicaid “Coverage Gap” Affect Hospital Finances?

Cost-Shifting in Drug Pricing, or the Lack Thereof

Changes in Emergency Physician Service Prices After Connecticut’s 2016 Surprise Billing Law

A Framework for Categorizing and Analyzing Prescription Drug Pricing Reform Options

Program Team

Loren Adler

Associate Director, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Matthew Fiedler, PhD

Fellow, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Erin L. Duffy, PhD

Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center
Paul Ginsburg, PhD

Senior Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center
Professor, Practice of Health Policy and Management, USC Price School of Public Policy
Mark Hall

Nonresident Senior Fellow, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, Center for Health Policy at Brookings
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