Research
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How Would Sharing Rebates at the Point-Of-Sale Affect Beneficiary Cost-Sharing in Medicare Part D?
If cost-sharing were based on net price it would provide meaningful financial relief to many Part D beneficiaries.
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Association of Combination Statin and Antihypertensive Therapy With Reduced Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Risk
Drugs already being used to treat high blood pressure and cholesterol could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to a new Schaeffer Center study of nearly 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
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How Increasing Medical Access to Opioids Contributes to the Opioid Epidemic: Evidence from Medicare Part D
The researchers find a 10% increase in opioid medical supply leads to a 7.1% increase in opioid-related deaths among the Medicare-ineligible population.
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Health Technology Assessment for the U.S. Healthcare System
A white paper from the USC Schaeffer Center-Aspen Institute Advisory Panel on health technology assessment in the U.S. Experts explore how to better link the price of health technologies to the benefits they provide to patients while ensuring a sustainable healthcare ecosystem that supports innovation.
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The Potential Benefits of Deferred Payment
Hlavka and his colleagues used a hypothetical gene therapy for congestive heart failure to assess the impact of a new payment model on access and outcomes.
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The Association Between Drug Rebates and List Prices
Drug rebates and list prices are positively correlated: On average, a $1 increase in rebates is associated with a $1.17 increase in list price.
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Helping Consumers Understand the Real Costs of Credit Cards
If consumers are to make informed choices about credit cards and other financial products, they need to understand how much these products cost them over time.
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Global Reports of Well-Being Overestimate Aggregated Daily States of Well-Being
Researchers can characterize people’s well-being by asking them to provide global evaluations of large parts of their life at one time or by obtaining repeated assessments during their daily lives.
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Rubber Meeting the Road: Access to Comprehensive Stroke Care in the Face of Traffic
The researchers analyzed how long it took Los Angeles County emergency medical services to transport patients to CSCs, and found that traffic conditions affect consistent access, particularly in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
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The Association Between Spousal Education and Cognitive Ability among Older Mexican Adults
Education and cognitive ability were correlated within couples. Higher spousal education was associated with better cognitive ability.