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It is Time for the U.S. to Create a National COVID-19 Vaccination Registry
Schaeffer Center expert Jakub Hlávka writes that the U.S. is hurting itself by not having a single vaccination registry, which would enable faster reopening of key sectors of the economy as well as of international travel.
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Setting the Stage for the Next 10 Years of Health Care Payment Innovation
Nonresident Senior Fellow Bob Kocher describes four health policy strategies that could unlock large improvements in healthcare cost and quantity.
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More Employers Should Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Workers — for the Health of their Business
If employers will want to operate reliable in-person workplaces and attract customers, they will have to embrace a solution that the government has so far shied away from: vaccine mandates.
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Mandatory Masking of School Children is a Bad Idea
The benefits of masks in preventing serious illness or death from COVID-19 among children are small. Meanwhile, they are disruptive to learning and communicating in classrooms.
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A Medical Moonshot Would Help Fix Inequality in American Healthcare
New medical interventions can serve as a great leveler and help change the trajectory of health disparities in the United States.
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Congress Ends Surprise Billing Implications for Payers, Providers and Patients
The No Surprises Act represents a rare bipartisan moment for Congress and a long-needed safeguard for patients that will reorient relationships among payers and providers.
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Using Behavioral Science to Inform Risk Communications
Experts from USC use behavioral sciences to help international organizations with risk messaging.
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FDA’s Approval of Aducanumab Paves the Way for ‘More Momentous’ Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs
The FDA’s recent approval of the first disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer’s will fuel the chances of even more breakthroughs.
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The Case for Replacing “Silver Loading”
An analysis of how a public option may or may not reduce healthcare costs in the U.S.
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Designing a Public Option that Would Reduce Healthcare Provider Prices
An analysis of how a public option may or may not reduce healthcare costs in the U.S.