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Diabetes Studies Reveal How Insurance and Ethnicity Can Affect Outcomes
USC Schaeffer Center experts found significant racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes complications and examined the impact of the ACA on patients with diabetes in two separate studies.
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Becerra Emphasizes Bold Solutions at USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative Event on Paths to Universal Coverage
In a panel discussion, Schaeffer experts outline policy approaches to improve the current healthcare system, following keynote remarks by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
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Rosalie Liccardo Pacula Named Inaugural Elizabeth Garrett Chair in Health Policy, Economics, and Law
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula is a nationally recognized expert in the economics of substance use and addiction, including opioids, cannabis, and alcohol.
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Using the Drug Pricing Netflix Model to Help States Tackle the Hep C Crisis
Researcher Neeraj Sood has explored innovative payment models as a strategy for government entities to be able to pay for lifesaving cures that could eradicate diseases like hepatitis C. Louisiana, with some input from Sood, has just implemented a modified version of a subscription model to pay for Hep C treatments.
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Schaeffer Center Fellow Wins Top Student Award of the American Society of Health Economists
Eunhae Shin, 2019 USC doctoral degree graduate and USC Schaeffer Center pre-doctoral fellow, received the 2019 Student Paper Award from the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) at the society’s annual meeting in Washington, DC on June 24.
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Schaeffer Center Antibiotic Prescribing Study Awarded 2019 BSPA Behavioral Publication Award
Schaeffer Center experts Daniella Meeker, Jason Doctor, Joel Hay, Tara Knight and colleagues received the 2019 Behavioral Best Publication Award from the Behavioral Science & Policy Association for their 2016 JAMA study on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
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Research Spotlight: Alzheimer’s Disease
Schaeffer Center researchers are analyzing trends associated with a greying population, including AD prevalence and cost, and what these trends mean for society.
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Paul Ginsburg Appointed Vice-Chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Paul Ginsburg has served on the committee, which is tasked with formulating recommendations to Congress on issues related to access, quality, and cost in Medicare, since 2016.
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Padula Receives ISPOR Honor for Research on Pressure Injury Prevention
William Padula was honored at the Annual ISPOR Awards Program with the 2019 Award for Excellence in Application of Health Economics and Outcomes Research.
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Schaeffer Center Briefs Policymakers, Stakeholders on the Economic Burden of Mental Illness
Seth Seabury presented his research to Sacramento lawmakers on May 7 at a briefing co-hosted by the Schaeffer Center and the Steinberg Institute.
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