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Sood Contributes to National Academies’ Report Which Finds that up to 8 Million Die from Poor Quality Healthcare in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Sood served as the expert health economist for the Committee on Improving the Quality of Health Care Globally.

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Who Wins When a Prescription Copay Exceeds the Drug Price? (Not the Patient)
Use an interactive graph to see how frequently a co-payment exceeds the price of commonly prescribed drugs and the average size of the overpayment.

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ISPOR Honors Rebecca Myerson with Award for Excellence in Health Economics and Outcomes Research
The ISPOR Health Economics and Outcomes Research Application Award recognizes outstanding practical application of pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research in healthcare decision making.

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USC Recruits Diverse Participants for Landmark $1.5 Billion Precision Medicine Research Initiative
Nationwide big data project seeks to accelerate research and improve health for a diverse population, not just majority groups.

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Global Aging and Inequality: USC Schaeffer Center Partners with the OECD and the University of Rome Tor Vergata
Policymakers and researchers will discuss global aging and inequality at a conference in Paris at the OECD.

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How Would Health Market Changes Affect Patient Care? Trish Shares Research with Policymakers

Trish informs policymakers at the state and federal level about market trends.
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Schaeffer Center Research Cited in Council of Economic Advisors’ Report on Drug Pricing

The report provides insight into the Administration’s drug pricing policy agenda.
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Trump Said Global Drug Pricing Isn’t Fair – Schaeffer Research Explains Why

New white paper analyzes the global burden of medical innovation.
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Schaeffer Center Fellow Steven Teutsch Leads Study Panel on Alcohol-Impaired Driving

The committee report suggests lowering the blood alcohol level for drunken driving to 0.05.
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Expansion of Children’s Health Insurance Program Linked to Substantial Changes in Practice Decisions of New Pediatricians

Study findings indicate program funding has direct implications on new pediatricians’ decisions to enter markets.
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Policy Approaches to the Opioid Crisis

Over 135 stakeholders attended the event hosted by the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy.
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