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Clinton and Trump are Both Wrong about Medicare’s Ability to Negotiate Drug Prices
The candidates should end their calls for Medicare to negotiate drug prices. It is a distraction and a non-starter for reducing the cost of medicines.
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More than a Quarter of Hospitals Have Been Cited Under Anti-Dumping Law in the Past Decade
This study is the first to analyze longitudinal enforcement trends of EMTALA in the last decade.
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Hospital Prescribing of Opioids to Medicare Beneficiaries
In one of the first studies to quantify the rate of new opioid prescriptions amid growing national concern about the use of addictive painkillers, this study shows that a large number—nearly 15 percent—of Medicare patients receive their first prescription for opioids within a week of being discharged from the hospital.
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How the Money Flows Under MACRA
In this piece, the researchers offer a glimpse into the potential financial changes in physician payment based on the proposed rule.
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Fifteen Percent of Medicare Patients Go Home with Pain-Relieving Prescriptions
Hospitals with higher rates of opioid prescription also had the best ratings for pain management, study finds.
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Spending Surge Lurks in new Projections, Medicare Actuary tells AEI/Schaeffer Initiative Briefing
Paul Spitalnic stressed long-term concerns at a briefing of the 2016 Medicare Trustees report.
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Medicare Reforms Needed on Chronic Care, says Sen. Wyden at USC Schaeffer Center – Brookings Event
Senator Ron Wyden keynoted the launch event of the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy.
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Chronic Care: Getting its Complexity and Cost under Control
June 15, 2016
10:00 AM- 11:00 AM
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Paul Ginsburg Appointed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
MedPAC is an agency that advises the US Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program.
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CMMI’s New Comprehensive Primary Care Plus: Its Promise And Missed Opportunities
CPC+ has some very promising components, but also misses some compelling opportunities to further advance payment for primary care services.