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Proposition 3 Could Provide New Resources for Utahns with Diabetes
An overlooked factor in the debate over Proposition 3 is the impact that an expansion of Utah’s Medicaid program would have on the state’s diabetes epidemic, argues Rebecca Myerson in an op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune.
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Comments on CMS’s Proposed Rule, “Medicare Shared Savings Program; Accountable Care Organizations–Pathways to Success”
Schaeffer fellow Matthew Fiedler submitted a comment letter to Centers the for Medicare and Medicaid Services on proposed rule changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Some proposals may result in cost-savings and greater efficiencies, Fiedler recommends additional analysis in a number of areas.
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Do Price Spikes on Some Generic Drugs Indicate Problems in the Generics Market?
Despite the overall success of the generic drug market, sudden price hikes are becoming more common according to new Schaeffer Center study
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A Conversation with Seema Verma
The USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy will host Seema Verma, the Administrator of CMS, for a discussion about Medicare Part D and what can be done to improve the program.
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CMS’ Positive Step on Site-Neutral Payments and the Case for Going Further
The authors argue that site-neutral payment under the CMS proposed rule should ultimately be applied to a much broader set of clinical services.
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Does Spending More Get More? Health Care Delivery and Fiscal Implications From a Medicare Fee Bump
Chen and her colleagues assess the effects of a Medicare temporary 10 percent fee bump for primary care visits on service volume, physician labor supply, and quality of care in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
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Medicare’s ‘Catastrophic Insurance’ Can Be a Catastrophe for Middle-Income Seniors
Even with Medicare’s catastrophic insurance, middle-income seniors can be on the hook for thousands of dollars for their medications each year, write Erin Trish and Geoffrey Joyce in STAT.
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Seminar Series: Tim Layton
Timothy Layton is an assistant professor of health care policy at Harvard. His research focuses on the economics of health insurance markets with an emphasis on understanding insurer behavior and designing optimal health plan payment systems.
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Can MIPS Be Salvaged?
The goal of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, or MIPS, was to encourage clinicians to deliver more efficient, higher-quality care, but many observers have raised concerns that MIPS will fail.
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Growing Number of Unsubsidized Part D Beneficiaries with Catastrophic Spending Suggests Need for Out-Of-Pocket Cap
More than one million Part D enrollees who were not eligible for cost assistance reached the catastrophic coverage in 2015.
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