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@USCSchaeffer

Home to the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics / Schaeffer Fellows. Transforming policy through evidence-based research and engaged citizenship.
LA and DC schaeffer.usc.edu Joined October 2012
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Medicare drug plans can cover weight-loss medications when they’re approved for other uses. But very few do, finds news USC Schaeffer research.
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schaeffer.usc.edu Medicare Plans Rarely Cover Anti-Obesity Drugs for Other FDA-Approved Purposes - November 6, 2026 -... Expanding uses for GLP-1s have not translated into broader coverage, new research shows. - November 6, 2026
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Virtually everyone agrees the No Surprises Act needs to be fixed.

In @RealClearHealth, USC Schaeffer’s Erin Duffy explains how to preserve the law’s hard-won consumer protections while ensuring arbitration is accessible, transparent and credible.
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www.realclearhealth.com Fix the No Surprises Act, Don’t Dismantle It The federal ban on surprise medical bills has largely succeeded at its central task: keeping patients out of payment disputes between insurers and out-of-network providers. But the law, the No Surpris
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Ahead of Election Day, new polling through the Understanding America Study finds that most Americans want stronger regulation of AI and data centers. The sentiment spans party lines, geography, generations and AI use. schaeffer.usc.edu/research/midte…
schaeffer.usc.edu Ahead of the Midterms, Most Americans Want More Regulation of AI and Data Centers - November 2,... Distrust of Big Tech runs across party lines, a new survey finds. - November 2, 2026
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As the IRA rapidly reshapes Medicare Part D, patients and health plans are still adapting, USC Schaeffer’s Jonathan Blum told @thehill.

These changes will put pressure on Congress to consider how to sustainably finance the program, he said.
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thehill.com Current, former CMS leaders offer advice on Medicare changes ahead Current and former leaders at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday advised Medicare beneficiaries to pay close attention to their options this year upon reenrolling in …