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Over half of Medicare beneficiaries in stand-alone Part D plans kept their coverage without comparing plans during the last enrollment period, and many reported not knowing how to switch plans.

Expected monthly out-of-pocket costs for a typical enrollee were about 18-24% lower in Medicare Advantage in recent years, which likely helped fuel the program’s enrollment surge.

USC Price School professor – working with two students – identifies ways to improve cybersecurity of the U.S. healthcare system Earlier this year, a little-known but critical component of the U.S. healthcare system ground to a halt after suffering a cyberattack by a shadowy, transnational organized crime organization called ALPHV/Blackcat. The attack on Change Healthcare, which […]

The annual honors for early-career researchers recognized Erin L. Duffy as a leading expert on key healthcare affordability issues.

William V. Padula has earned the 2024 ISPOR Award for Excellence in Health Economics and Outcomes Research Methodology. The prize recognizes his use of machine learning to develop an algorithm for better predicting the risk of hospital-acquired pressure injuries—otherwise known as bedsores.  Nearly 60,000 deaths from bedsores occur every year in the U.S. alone, and the condition […]

The urban-rural gaps in life expectancy and expected health quality for men nearing retirement age have widened significantly over a two-decade period.

Patients receiving higher doses of buprenorphine were less likely to later require emergency department services or an inpatient hospital stay, researchers found.

A few pharmacy benefit managers dominate each of the payer markets, and the three biggest PBMs appear to be targeting different markets.

Even in countries with high access to basic drinking water services, including the United States, doubts about the safety of water were widespread.

Most who sought billing help got some relief, but those who may struggle most are less likely to reach out.