Research
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Emergency Physicians Recover A Higher Share Of Charges From Out-Of-Network Care Than From In-Network Care
Researchers used data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to measure how much privately insured emergency patients paid when they likely received a surprise bill and how much physicians received in these situations.
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Medicare Advanced Imaging Payment: Dysfunctional Policy Making
USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy offers three recommendations for improving Medicare’s treatment of advanced imaging in ambulatory settings, two of which focus on setting prices and one on managing utilization.
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Enrollment in Nongroup Health Insurance by Income Group
This white paper estimates how many non-elderly people in different income groups held Marketplace coverage, off-Marketplace coverage that qualifies as minimum essential coverage (MEC) under the ACA, or non-MEC nongroup policies (e.g., short-term limited duration plans), as well as how many lacked any coverage, in 2019
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Payment for Dialysis Services in the Individual Market
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that monthly spending on outpatient dialysis services for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients was three times higher for patients insured in the individual market compared to patients insured through Medicare.
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Private Insurance and Mental Health Among Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Longitudinal Analysis by Race and Ethnicity
Older adults with multiple chronic conditions have a higher risk than those without multiple conditions of developing a mental health condition.
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Reassessing the Value of Minimally Invasive Technologies in the Era of COVID-19
This Schaeffer Center white paper highlights the importance of investing in minimally invasive technologies that will allow hospitals to prepare for future surges.
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Changes in Health Services Use Among Commercially Insured US Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new study from Schaeffer Center experts finds that immediately after Los Angeles’ safer-at-home declaration, emergency department utilization dropped by 37% compared to the same 9 weeks in the prior two years.
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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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Health Technology Assessment in the U.S. – A Vision for the Future
Health technology assessment (HTA) can help achieve the dual health policy goals of ensuring affordability and encouraging innovation.
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Arbitration Over Out-Of-Network Medical Bills: Evidence From New Jersey Payment Disputes
Arbitrators seemed to anchor decision around surprising billing to the 80th percentile of charges with the median decision being 5.7 times prevailing in-network rates for the same services.