Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research

Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research

We work to understand health care affordability and value to translate research into policy change.

Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research

We work to understand health care affordability and value to translate research into policy change.

In a nation that spends nearly double the resources of its peers on health care, we recognize the urgency for innovative solutions to reshape health care delivery and expenditure in the United States.

At CAHPR, our faculty and staff are committed to unraveling the intricate connections between insurance design, market structures, and policy dynamics to pave the way for enhanced patient outcomes and reduced spending.

New Tool shows how Medicare Advantage plans could be driving $30 billion in excess payments next year alone

The MediCode tool provides insight into how MA plans may be inflating risk scores and receiving billions in additional federal payments by quantifying coding intensity across MA plans and parent organizations.

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The Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) seeks to make fundamental contributions towards understanding and developing policies that increase affordability and value in U.S. healthcare.
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These podcasts bring you candid conversations with CAHPR researchers as they dive deep into their work, unpack complex ideas, and share the stories behind the science—one episode at a time.

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The Wall Street Journal

Lawmakers Seek to Close VA Loophole That Funnels Billions to Private Medicare Insurers

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to stop Medicare Advantage insurers from collecting billions in federal payments for veterans who primarily receive care through the VA. Sparked by a Wall Street Journal investigation—supported by data from Brown University researchers—the bill aims to close a loophole that enabled an estimated $44 billion in excess payments from 2018 to 2021.
Global Competition Review

FTC study supports scrutiny of physician mergers, economists say

This article reports on a FTC study highlighting how roll-up acquisitions of physician practices—often led by private equity firms—can harm competition, raise prices, and reduce care quality. The study calls for increased scrutiny of serial acquisitions that fall below federal reporting thresholds, and experts say it could lead to stronger antitrust enforcement in healthcare markets.