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Combining a Lottery Incentive with Protection Against Losing the Lottery Improves Exercise Adherence
Jason Doctor, who co-directs the Schaeffer Center’s Behavioral Science Program, designed a 12-week study to analyze two common incentives: direct cash rewards via a lottery and loss protection. The study consisted of 153 participants who were offered two exercise classes a week for 12 weeks.
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The Dynastic Benefits of Early Childhood Education
Schaeffer Center experts and others follow participants into late midlife as well as their children into adulthood to study the impacts of early childhood education programs.
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Comparison of Spending on Common Generic Drugs by Medicare vs Costco Members
A new Schaeffer Center study comparing Medicare Part D prescription drug prices with those paid by Costco members finds that the federal government overpaid on roughly half of the most common generic medicines in 2018.
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Responses on Excess Mortality
To understand the net effects of shelter-in-place (SIP) policies, the researchers measure the change in excess deaths following the implementation of SIP policies in 43 countries and all U.S. states.
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An Integrated Risk and Epidemiological Model to Estimate Risk-Stratified COVID-19 Outcomes for Los Angeles County: March 1, 2020—March 1, 2021
The researchers focus their modeling framework on the risk factors age, comorbidities, obesity, and smoking status as these demographic and medical conditions have consistently been identified across various studies as factors inducing the probability of progressing to severe illness given COVID-19 infection
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Commercial and Medicare Advantage Payment for Anesthesiology Services
This study compares payments for common outpatient anesthesiology services by commercial health plans, Medicare Advantage (MA), and traditional Medicare.
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Effect of COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategies on Vaccination Refusal: A National Survey
Once people are overlooked by vaccine allocation, they may no longer want to get vaccinated, even if they were not originally vaccine-hesitant.
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Access to the 340B Drug Pricing Program: Is There Evidence of Strategic Hospital Behavior?
Some hospitals adjust their measure that identifies hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients to gain 340B eligibility.
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Cost- Effectiveness of Total State Coverage for Hepatitis C Medications
A Medicaid-Medicare partnership could cover lifesaving hepatitis C medications — and still save $1 to $1.1 billion over 25 years.
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A Megastudy of Text-Based Nudges Encouraging Patients to Get Vaccinated at an Upcoming Doctor’s Appointment
This study evaluated the impact of 19 nudges delivered to patients via text message and designed to boost the adoption of the influenza vaccine.
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