In a special Halloween edition of Research Corner, Tradeoffs Advisory Board members share some of the scariest health policy studies they’ve read this year.
Private Insurance
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Could Health Insurance Bureaucracy Be a Good Thing?
A recent working paper adds fuel to the debate over when and how health insurers should be able to ration people’s use of care.
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One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System
Economist Amy Finkelstein has studied America’s patchwork of health insurance policies for more than 20 years. She’s finally concluded that it’s time to tear the whole system down.
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The Meteoric Rise of Private Medicare Advantage Insurance
What’s gained and what’s lost as private insurers manage an increasingly large share of the Medicare program?
Posted inMental Health
The ‘Reverse Disparity’ in Psychosis Care
We explore what it’s like to experience psychosis and why it can be so difficult for patients to get effective treatment.
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Hospice Care’s Midlife Crisis
Medicare is testing some major changes to its 40-year-old hospice benefit.
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The Latest Threat to the Affordable Care Act
ACA expert Nicholas Bagley breaks down the court ruling striking down the popular requirement for insurers to offer free preventive care services.
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The Treacherous Transition Awaiting Millions Losing Their Medicaid
We dig into three studies to make sense of what will happen to 15 million people set to lose their Medicaid over the next year.
Posted inPublic Health
Drugmakers and Patient Assistance Programs: Tricks or Treats?
Stacie Dusetzina shares new research that examines the link between drug companies’ charity donations and their business incentives.
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The Treacherous Transition from Medicaid to Private Insurance
Adrianna McIntyre shares new research on the effect of losing coverage through Medicaid and how long it takes to bounce back.