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The Economic Rationale for Strong Action Now Against COVID-19
Economists use the “value of a statistical life” to think about trade-offs between personal risk and money. It says we need to act on COVID-19 now.
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USC Study Finds Increasing Actions and Risk Perceptions for Coronavirus
People across the U.S. are changing their behaviors and practicing social distancing while their perceptions about getting sick, dying and quarantined are increasing.
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COVID-19 – How Bad Can It Get?
McFadden offers a short analysis of a worst-case scenario for the COVID-19 epidemic. Under a worst-case scenario, he says to expect 4.4 million deaths in the U.S. age 60+ population this year, and a peak demand for more than 1.8 million hospital beds.
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It’s Dangerous to Test Only the Sick
Random sampling is essential to learn about #COVID19 virus spread and deadliness, Sood argues. He says proper statistical testing can give us answers.
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Health Care Priorities For A COVID-19 Stimulus Bill
Recommendations To The Administration, Congress, And Other Federal, State And Local Leaders From Public Health, Medical, Policy And Legal Experts.
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Even Concerned Consumers Don’t Know Which Food Choices Have the Lowest Climate Impact
The recommendations of experts aren’t reaching people in the supermarket aisles. So what can be done about it?
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Comments Submitted on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021
Schaeffer Initiative fellows provided comments to HHS on a proposed rule regarding the provision of advance premium tax credits for individuals receiving financial assistance under the ACA.
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The ACA’s Individual Mandate In Retrospect: What Did It Do, And Where Do We Go From Here?
A USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative expert examines if the mandate meaningfully increased coverage and what can be learned from the ACA if policymakers want to achieve universal coverage in the future.
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Without Oversight, Electronic Prescribing Can Harm Patients
To protect patients from addiction, overdose, and even death, it may be necessary to rein in health information technology — or at least modify it.
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Health Care in President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget
Our Schaeffer Initiative experts evaluate the president’s budget in a piece in JAMA Health Forum. The budget includes Medicare provider and drug payment reforms, as well as some policies that will impact the Affordable Care Act.