Academic Articles & Reports Roundup
Academic Articles & Reports Roundup: October 2017
Sammy Chang, Health Policy Researcher November 1, 2017
Happy November! In this Roundup, we cover five articles from October. The topics this month include: (1) pharma-tribal cooperation and the patent system, (2) Medicare subpopulations with the highest preventable spending, (3) privacy protections in All-Payer Claims Database legislation, (4) medical spending on autism spectrum disorder, and (5) a game theory model to understand hospital competition. Pharma-Tribal Cooperation Undermines the Patent System The Association for Accessible Medicine paper Patent-Assignment Transactions Between Brand-Name Drug Companies and Native American Tribes Will Undermine A Healthy Patent System and Harm Patients arises from Allergen’s …
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Academic Articles & Reports Roundup: September 2017
Source Fellow September 27, 2017
By: Katie Beyer, Student Fellow Happy October! In this Roundup of articles from the past month, we cover four articles from September. The topics this month include 1) actual R&D costs for single cancer pharmaceuticals|2) policy solutions beyond antitrust to promote competition and regulate consolidation|3) reasons behind market exclusivity for prescription drugs|and 4) state policy recommendations curbing healthcare consolidation efforts. Actual R&D Costs for Single Cancer Pharmaceuticals A 2017 Tufts University Center for Study of Drug Development and Research estimated the total cost of research and development (R&D) spending is $2.7 …
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Academic Articles & Reports Roundup: August 2017
Sammy Chang, Health Policy Researcher September 1, 2017
Happy September! In this Roundup, we cover four articles from July and August. The topics this month include (1) how states could use the excise tax to discourage forum shopping by insurance plans, (2) the effect of reference pricing on consumers’ drug selection, (3) proposals to promote the use of cost-effective technology in insurance, and (4) possible barriers that prevent consumers from seeking out price information. How States Could Use the Excise Tax to Discourage Forum Shopping by Insurance Plans In How States Can Respond to the AHCA: Using …
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Academic Articles & Reports Roundup: July 2017
Source Fellow August 1, 2017
By: Katie Beyer, Student Fellow Happy August! In this Roundup of articles from the past month, we cover four articles from July. The topics this month include 1) causes of recent drug price increases and how to reduce them|2) recent trends in health spending by state from 1991-2014|3) analysis of SHOP programs in California and Colorado|and 4) justifying universal health insurance. Causes of Recent Drug Price Increases and How to Reduce them The article Getting to the Root of High Prescription Drug Prices summarizes the major causes of rising prescription drug …
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Academic Articles & Reports Roundup: June 2017
Source Fellow July 1, 2017
By: Katie Beyer, Student Fellow Happy July! In this Roundup of articles from the past month, we cover five articles all published in June. The topics this month include 1) Maryland’s anti-price gouging law|2) the 2018 medical cost trend|3) lowering generic drug costs through effective price transparency|4) state efforts to establish cost sharing standards|and 5) the effects of insurance coverage expansions. Maryland’s Anti-Price Gouging Law The New England Journal of Medicine published an article titled, Targeting Unconscionable Prescription Drug Prices – Maryland’s Anti-Price Gouging Law by Jeremy Greene, and William …
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Academic Articles & Reports Roundup: May 2017
Anna Zaret, Managing Editor May 31, 2017
Summer is finally here! In this Roundup of articles from the past month, we cover four articles published in May. The topics this month include 1) the effect of market concentration on hospital prices|2) links between cost and quality|3) pharmaceutical market competition|and 4) all-payer rate setting. We hope you enjoy your monthly reading list! The Effect of Market Concentration on Hospital Prices Seidu Dauda recently published the article Hospital and Health Insurance Markets Concentration and Inpatient Hospital Transaction Prices in the U.S. Health Care Market (Health Services Research).This research …
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Academic Articles & Reports Roundup: April 2017
Anna Zaret, Managing Editor May 4, 2017
Happy May! This month’s Roundup includes articles about 1) prescription drug competition and generic delay|2) the “Big Insurance” merger cases|and 3) the effect of the ACA’s risk adjustment and reinsurance programs. In addition to the articles highlighted below, be sure to check out our recent blog post about Public Agenda’s report by David Schleifer, Rebecca Silliman, and Chloe Rinehart on how people use and find health care price information. Prescription Drug Competition &|Generic Delay In A Citizen’s Pathway Gone Astray — Delaying Competition from Generic Drugs (New England Journal of Medicine), …
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Academic Articles and Reports Roundup: March 2017
Anna Zaret, Managing Editor April 2, 2017
Happy April! We hope you are enjoying the start of longer and warmer days. This month’s roundup includes articles from March about 1) the impact of reference pricing|2) policies to promote healthcare market competition|3) chargemaster list prices|and 4) ACA enrollment figures. 1) The Impact of Reference Pricing Reference Pricing Changes the ‘Choice Architecture’ Of Health Care For Consumers published by James C. Robinson, Timothy T. Brown, and Christopher Whaley (Health Affairs), discusses how reference pricing has impacted provider prices, patient choices, quality of care, and employer expenditures. The authors …
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Academic Articles and Reports Roundup: February 2017
Anna Zaret, Managing Editor March 3, 2017
February brought us a number of interesting articles and reports on healthcare price and competition issues. This month’s Roundup covers publications about 1) projected growth in national healthcare expenditures|2) ACA state marketplace competition|3) the relationship between payment reform and provider consolidation|and 4) the impact of the ACA on individual’s ability to buy insurance. We hope you enjoy! Projected Growth in National Health Expenditures Health Affairs published a report on National Health Expenditure Projections: 2016 – 25 by Sean P. Keehan and colleagues. According to the report, healthcare spending will continue …
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Academic Articles and Reports Roundup: January 2017
Anna Zaret, Managing Editor February 4, 2017
As we moved into the first month of 2017, we continued to see articles addressing concerns about healthcare costs and the role of the market in healthcare. This month’s Roundup covers 1) state oversight of vertical integration in healthcare|2) the influence of provider and insurer market share on price negotiations|3) frameworks for analyzing product-hopping antitrust claims|and 4) former President Obama’s comments on “repeal and delay” of the ACA. Source Executive Editor Jaime S. King and Erin Fuse Brown published The Double-Edged Sword of Health Care Integration: Consolidation and Cost Control (Indiana …
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