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Reposted by: Anirban Basu

dano-hta.bsky.social
New @healthaffairs.bsky.social paper on how CMS can integrate formal aspects of #HTA, much of which is patterned after @icer-review.bsky.social practices! Many thanks to @commonwealthfund.org for their support. @basucally.bsky.social @leah-rand.bsky.social
www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...
Health Technology Assessment, Again: A Transparent, Evidence-Based Approach For CMS Drug Price Negotiations | Health Affairs Journal
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) can now negotiate the prices of a set of drugs that represent significant Medicare expenditures. The long-term success of negotiations will depend ...
www.healthaffairs.org
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Reposted by: Anirban Basu, John A. Graves

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Viewpoint from John Graves and Gabrielle Lyons discusses enrollment in Medicare Advantage vs traditional Medicare among older adults and common reasons for plan disenrollment.

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PDF preview image of "Incentivizing Network Adequacy in Medicare Advantage"
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thewonkologist.bsky.social
I got the chance to see some of these results ahead of time and am excited to see them in print!

Very well done study, cleverly measuring impact of lower cost-sharing for vulnerable patients
aschwartz.bsky.social
Aaron Schwartz @aschwartz.bsky.social · May 14
Eric Roberts and @joefigs.bsky.social led a groundbreaking new study on Medicaid and Medicare, out today in NEJM. I’m lucky to have been a part of it.

Medicare saves lives. But is it enough to save lives of the most vulnerable Americans? The study suggests no; Medicaid still matters. (1/11)
Loss of Subsidized Drug Coverage and Mortality among Medicare Beneficiaries | NEJM
A total of 14 million Medicare beneficiaries receive the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), which reduces cost sharing in Medicare Part D. Losing the LIS may impede medication access and affect mortality. U...
www.nejm.org
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johnmullahy.bsky.social
Ten years have elapsed since Will Manning left us.

Early career health economists not familiar with Will and his work might benefit from knowing the significant and enduring contributions Will made to our field.

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basucally.bsky.social
Very thoughtful study and important results to show how cost-sharing of drugs directly affect mortality… and why, if and when, we get the price of drugs right, there shouldn’t be any need of cost sharing..
thewonkologist.bsky.social
Aaron Mitchell @thewonkologist.bsky.social · May 14
I got the chance to see some of these results ahead of time and am excited to see them in print!

Very well done study, cleverly measuring impact of lower cost-sharing for vulnerable patients
aschwartz.bsky.social
Aaron Schwartz @aschwartz.bsky.social · May 14
Eric Roberts and @joefigs.bsky.social led a groundbreaking new study on Medicaid and Medicare, out today in NEJM. I’m lucky to have been a part of it.

Medicare saves lives. But is it enough to save lives of the most vulnerable Americans? The study suggests no; Medicaid still matters. (1/11)
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basucally.bsky.social
Given that the new Pope hail from Chicago and is a mathematician, I can’t help but share a favorite article by a Chicago Nobel Laureate on his foray into divinity using mathematics!!

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thewonkologist.bsky.social
I know a lot is going on right now, but presuming CMS continues to allow its data to be used for research, this VRDC transition is happening at some point.

🚨 Opportunity for comments ends in 11 days!

@asacarny.bsky.social @basucally.bsky.social @aschwartz.bsky.social

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Research Data Request & Access Policy Changes Feedback Opportunity | CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to evaluate our research data request and access policies, processes, and tools to ensure we are maximizing protections for controlled uncl...
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basucally.bsky.social
They should change their name to Once 21😉
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basucally.bsky.social
Isn’t it ironic that computers are asking us to prove that we are humans!!
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basucally.bsky.social
I am sorry but the survival benefits of coffee are really conservative if you consider the confounding!
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basucally.bsky.social
The most favorite word in economics “Perginal Curfus”
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basucally.bsky.social
Apparently not in that database.. so more likely to be be an error.
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basucally.bsky.social
Most likely a decimal error…
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basucally.bsky.social
This cannot be true .. there is only one person in the whole of PSU getting above $1M
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scottgottliebmd.bsky.social
We’re experiencing perhaps the worst flu season in 25 years, with severe cases also rising, and young children and seniors faring the worst. One in six of all ER visits in the 0-17 age groups are now for influenza.

www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...

h/t @cmyeaton.bsky.social
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smdm.bsky.social
🎉 Meet the Member: Jeffrey! 🎉

📊 Area of Expertise: Person-Level Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
🔬 Research Focus: Net Benefit Regression

Since joining in 2008, Jeffrey has benefited from the society’s cutting-edge research, professional development opportunities, and expert network.
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shanhuang.bsky.social
🚨 How does physician altruism shape ties to the pharma industry? 🚨

@basucally.bsky.social, Jing (jingliuw.wixsite.com/mysite) & I link experimental and admin data to show that less altruistic physicians receive higher industry payments and respond more to financial incentives in prescribing:
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basucally.bsky.social
HHS spent $33B is funding (98%NIH) in 2023. With current average indirect rate of 30%, seems like a $4B funding shock coming to universities in the US!

I return, I hope total NIH budget is raised by at least that much & certain F&A items allowed to be budgeted under direct costs with justification!
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basucally.bsky.social
And don’t be fooled by the fact the NH industry runs on a thin profit margin. Ashvin Gandhi and Andrew Olenski’s excellent work shows how NH industry tunnels nearly 70% of its profits and keeps them hidden!!

www.nber.org/papers/w32258
Tunneling and Hidden Profits in Health Care
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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basucally.bsky.social
Imp. points raised by Norma Coe and @rachelwerner.bsky.social on the importance of preserving regulations ensuring minimum staffing requirements in the NH industry.. these regulation have been shown to save 13000 lives per year, lives from our own family.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...
Opinion | Nursing Homes Owe More to Their Residents
New rules requiring increased staffing and care are under attack.
www.nytimes.com
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joannespetz.bsky.social
Thoughtful opinion piece in the NY Times by Rachel Werner and Norma Coe at @pennldi.bsky.social on the reason we want the proposed nursing home staffing regulations to be upheld. The industry is fighting to have them rescinded, which is not good for our loved ones.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...
Opinion | Nursing Homes Owe More to Their Residents
New rules requiring increased staffing and care are under attack.
www.nytimes.com
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