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CMS’s International Pricing Model for Medicare Part B Drugs: Implementation Issues
To lower the Part B portion of drug spending, the Trump Administration has proposed a demonstration project tying Medicare reimbursement for outpatient, physician-administered drugs to international prices. Paul Ginsburg and Steven Lieberman explore the potential consequences of such a rule.
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We Need More Primary Care Physicians: Here’s Why and How
USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative researchers explain why we need more primary care physicians and how to close the gap between primary care and specialty medicine.
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Louisiana’s Prescription Drug Experiment: A Model for the Nation?
On July 22, the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy will hosted a conference on Louisiana’s subscription model to expand access to Hepatitis C treatment for the state’s incarcerated and Medicaid patients with the infection.
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Federal Surprise Billing Legislation Does Not Violate the Constitution
USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative Fellow Christen Young breaks down the Constitutional challenges raised against surprise billing legislation and why they are likely to fail.
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Regression to the Mean in the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
Regression to the mean is a known statistical phenomenon. It occurs when an outcome is measured multiple times. Outcomes that are extreme relative to the statistical average, or mean, during the first measurement are more likely to be closer to the mean in subsequent measurement periods simply by chance, because more extreme values have a […]
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The Trump Administration’s Final HRA Rule: Similar to the Proposed but Some Notable Choices
USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative fellows analyze the Trump Administration’s final rule on allowing employers to pay for their workers’ health insurance through subsidies on the individual market, concluding that it is a step in the wrong direction.
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Three Ways to Make Health Insurance Auto-Enrollment Work
Successful auto-enrollment likely requires changes to the way we determine eligibility for Medicaid and Marketplace financial assistance, to make the system easier to navigate and more generous, writes USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative Fellow Christen Linke Young.
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Universal Health Care: Exploring The Path Ahead
The current health care system is complex. Can lawmakers navigate the many roadblocks standing in the way of achieving health care for all? Professor Geoffrey Joyce will speak on this KPCC-FM-hosted panel.
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Comments on the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019
Experts from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative on Health Policy provide comments on the Senate HELP committee’s latest bipartisan attempt to lower healthcare costs.
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Comments on the No Surprises Act
USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative experts provide comments on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s recently proposed legislation to address surprise medical billing.
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