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A proposal to tie Medicare physician pay increases to inflation represents a retreat from using sweeping financial incentives to influence how doctors provide care, USC Schaeffer’s Paul Ginsburg told @statnews. statnews.com/2026/09/24/pati…
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Most older US adults would be interested in a dementia vaccine, survey finds
Researchers asked about a hypothetical vaccine that could cut the risk of dementia in half.
Read more: bit.ly/4y9IYDl
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As policymakers weigh changes to the No Surprises Act’s overburdened arbitration process, USC Schaeffer's Erin Duffy writes that longstanding commercial arbitration and litigation systems offer important lessons for reform.
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Older Americans appear ready to embrace a vaccine that would help prevent dementia.
New USC Schaeffer research finds nearly 3 in 4 older adults would be interested in receiving a vaccine that could cut the risk of dementia in half.
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New blood tests can detect signs of #Alzheimers before symptoms appear, creating a critical opportunity for early intervention. Congress should pass bipartisan legislation allowing Medicare coverage, USC Schaeffer's Joe Grogan writes in @RealClearHealth. realclearhealth.com/articles…
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A bill before the House Ways and Means Committee would undermine MedPAC's ability to conduct independent analysis, warned USC Schaeffer Sr. Scholar Paul GInsburg. schaeffer.usc.edu/research/c…
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Very few patients with #Alzheimers are referred to or consider joining clinical trials. Reimbursing providers for counseling patients about trial participation could make a difference, USC Schaeffer experts wrote to CMS. schaeffer.usc.edu/research/c…
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People who stopped using GLP-1s reported lower trust in pharmaceutical companies than current users and those who never used the treatments, a new USC Schaeffer survey found. schaeffer.usc.edu/research/g…
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Whether people vote is partly predicted by what they think friends and family will do, new USC Schaeffer research shows. schaeffer.usc.edu/research/h…
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The first prescription for sleep medications may play an important role in shaping long-term use.
Patients initially prescribed drugs like Ambien for longer durations were more likely to still be using them years later, new USC Schaeffer research finds. schaeffer.usc.edu/research/s…
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As the new school year begins, data from the Understanding America Study at USC Schaeffer points to critical gaps between how parents and their teens perceive teens' well-being.
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Do vertically integrated health care companies actually lower costs? Grace Mackleby @USCSchaeffer joins us on 🎙️A Health Podyssey🎙️ to discuss new research on hospital pricing within Medicare Advantage "payvider" models and what it means for health care consolidation. ➡️ healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…
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Medicare's GLP-1 Bridge Program is off to a fast start. USC Schaeffer Scholar Jeremy Shane tells @NPR the program's early success offers an opportunity to think more broadly about how to link medicine prices to value. npr.org/2026/08/26/nx-s1-594…
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📅Voter turnout in the midterms will be shaped by an often-overlooked factor: friends & family. Join USC Schaeffer and @USCPrice researchers and voting rights advocates on 9/15 for a conversation on how social circles influence voter intentions.
🖊️: schaeffer.usc.edu/event/do-y…
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Leading voices on the left and right incorrectly assume NIH funding and private research dollars are interchangeable. In reality, they are complementary investments that drive U.S. scientific leadership, USC Schaeffer's Darius Lakdawalla argues. schaeffer.usc.edu/research/w…
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New USC Schaeffer research estimates that 52 million US adults have experienced at least 1 long COVID symptom, including ~10 million with severely limited daily activities.
The need for effective long COVID treatments & surveillance remains urgent. schaeffer.usc.edu/research/l…
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Nearly 1 in 3 hospitals are now also insurers.
Writing in The @ConversationUS , USC Schaeffer’s Grace Mackleby discusses the good, the bad and the unknown of what this growing trend could mean for costs and patient care. theconversation.com/what-hap…
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Drug prices fell more sharply over the past year than at any point in more than 6 decades. USC Schaeffer’s Geoffrey Joyce tells @Axios that market forces are driving much of this decline. axios.com/2026/08/17/drug-pr…
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Confidence in U.S. democracy and higher education are both declining. Adding a civics requirement for college freshmen could help address both issues, argue USC Schaeffer Scholars Anna Saavedra and Peter Levine. schaeffer.usc.edu/research/u…
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As maternity care costs rise, most rural hospitals no longer deliver babies. USC Schaeffer's Virat Agrawal in a new op-ed argues that states should use new rural health funding to expand access to high-quality, lower-cost options. dcjournal.com/50-billion-won…
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