By Fred Schulte
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research
Federal Policy News
Democrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees
By Julie Appleby
Brown scholar offers Congress actionable solutions for Medicare Advantage overpayment issues
By Corrie Pikul
Indiana Takes On Powerful Hospitals by Capping Prices They Charge Employers
By Phil Galewitz and Samantha Liss
Healthcare price transparency is necessary to improve affordability, Brown scholar tells Congress
By Corrie Pikul
What the new No Surprises Act rule doesn’t fix
By Bridget Early
Short Naps, Long Hours: How Autism Clinics Squeeze Medicaid Dollars Out of Preschoolers
by Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz
Private equity acquisition can expand primary care use by expanding workforce, study finds
Brown University researchers used Medicare claims to track results of primary care practices after private equity firms acquired them, revealing surprising findings.
Frustration in Surprise Billing Cases Ups Pressure for Overhaul
by Lauren Clason
Study finds payments to Medicare Advantage brokers potentially reached $10 billion annually
The analysis by Brown University researchers offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Medicare Advantage insurance broker market, drawing on data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
What to watch as hospital CEOs face the Hill
By Megan R. Wilson
DOJ increasingly investigating health systems, claiming anticompetitive contracts
By Maia Anderson
HaloMD’s legal win highlights the difficulty of challenging arbitration decisions
By Tara Bannow
More insurance claims denials are being overturned upon appeal, study finds
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn
More insurer denials are being overturned
Part of the Axios Vitals Newsletter Maya Goldman, Tina Reed, and Peter Sullivan
Huge Rates of Insurance Denials Get Overturned by Independent Review Experts
by Cheryl Clark
The Uncertain Impact Of Medicare Advantage Scrutiny
By Yeji Jesse Lee
Jada Owens: Pivot to policy
After witnessing stark racial disparities in Alzheimer’s care, Jada Owens pivoted from medicine to policy. The Brown Health Equity Scholar is headed to D.C. for a one-year Winston Fellowship to help shape the future of U.S. health care.
by AHIP
Medicaid autism therapy boom triggers crackdown
By Maya Goldman
Medicare Proposal Seeks to Limit Insurer Tactic, Extra Payments
By Ganny Belloni
Trump administration signals there’s widespread desire to curb Medicare Advantage
By Bob Herman
How much damage did the federal shutdown do to telehealth?
By Mario Aguilar
People-Centered Science
In an era where the value of scientific research is increasingly undermined, Brown University public health scholars remain steadfast, showing how high-quality public health science protects people, shapes policy and transforms the health of our nation.
How Research Shapes Health Policy on Capitol Hill
Jared Perkins, Director of Health Policy Strategy at CAHPR discusses bridging the gap between academia and policymakers, the challenges of navigating health policy under a shifting political climate, and the importance of aligning research with legislative priorities.
Congress’ critical opportunity to reshape health care
The article written by CAHPR researchers, emphasizes the opportunity for Congress, in its final weeks of the 118th session, to advance healthcare affordability and transparency through the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (LCMT) and the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0
COVID-19 vaccination campaign saved 2.4 million lives, according to health economists
Learn more about the global economic impact of COVID-19 vaccinations