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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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Experts at Schaeffer-Aspen Webinar Discuss Modernizing Health Technology Assessment in the U.S.
The U.S. does not have a coordinated process to evaluate the effectiveness and value of new devices, medicines or procedures. Schaeffer Center and the Aspen Institute hosted a panel discussion on the viability of an Institute of Health Technology Assessment.
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Precision Medicine: Moving Theory into Practice
Over a four-part webinar series, Schaeffer Center will bring together experts to discuss how we can move precision medicine from theory to practice.
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Developing Effective Payment and Reimbursement Models
Targeted therapies can come with significant costs. But successful use of personalized medicine can also result in better healthcare outcomes and reduced long-term costs over time. Given this, how we pay for these therapies may require new approaches and models.
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Using Precision Medicine in Clinical Practice
Despite its promise and multimillion dollar federal investments, the development and implementation of precision medicine in routine clinical care continues to be slow. How can we translate theory into practice?
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Can Health Technology Assessment Control Spending and Reward Innovation?
Could an Institute of Health Technology Assessment facilitate more rational decisions on healthcare that reward both innovation and quality across the entire spectrum of care?
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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.
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Congress Should End Dialysis Companies’ Third-Party Games with Insurance Coverage
A new op-ed in STAT highlights practices by dialysis facilities where they try to push patients into individual market plans by financing patients’ premiums for those plans
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We Can’t Have Everything: The Role of Payment for Volume and Choice of Providers in Fueling Health Care Expenditures
Victor Fuchs outlines several health policy reforms to control health care expenditures.
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