Most viewed in the last 7 days from JAMA Health Forum: What is the growth — both in numbers and geographic locations — of private equity acquisitions in cardiology across the US? ja.ma/4cGeeid

New issue brief from researchers Brown University School of Public Health highlights Oregon's hospital payment cap for state employee health plans that saved > $100 million within 27 months & reduced hospital prices. Read more to learn key lessons for other states: buff.ly/45X0RrW Peterson Center on Healthcare

Addressing frustration over high hospital prices, Professor Christopher Whaley urged transparency in his testimony yesterday before a US Senate committee as "critical to improve the efficiency and regulatory oversight of health care." Senate Aging Committee @SenateAgingGOP brown.edu/news/2024-07-1…

New issue brief from researchers Brown University School of Public Health highlights Oregon's hospital payment cap for state employee health plans that saved > $100 million within 27 months & reduced hospital prices. Read more to learn key lessons for other states: buff.ly/3Whx9KU Peterson Center on Healthcare

Oregon's innovative hospital payment cap cut costs without losing provider participation. This issue brief from researchers Brown University School of Public Health highlights lessons for states looking to control rising health care spending & improve affordability: buff.ly/3WfTcBz Peterson Center on Healthcare

Important The Washington Post piece by Elisabeth Rosenthal highlights that nonprofit hospitals engage in for-profit ventures while maintaining tax-exempt status. Despite financial advantages, their community benefits are minimal. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

You've heard the US spends more on healthcare than other countries. Where does that $ go? Most of the difference is due to high priced inpatient & outpatient care. Prescription drugs and insurer profit/overhead also contribute, but at a smaller scale KFF healthsystemtracker.org/brief/what-dri…

Oregon's innovative hospital payment cap cut costs without losing provider participation. This issue brief from researchers Brown University School of Public Health highlights lessons for states looking to control rising health care spending & improve affordability: buff.ly/4d1OH3H Peterson Center on Healthcare

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New paper out in JAMA Health Forum!! We found that price regulations in Oregon reduced enrollee out-of-pocket spending 💰💰

In their new Forefront article, Christopher Whaley, Brady Post, + Jared Perkins from Brown University School of Public Health + Northeastern U. discuss how site-neutral payments in Medicare have emerged as a policy option to reduce Medicare spending without impacting beneficiaries' access. bit.ly/3ZmMr35

A collab between Northeastern U. and Brown University School of Public Health in Health Affairs Forefront: "The Promise And Pitfalls Of Site-Neutral Payments In Medicare" Site-neutral payments might be one way to curb Medicare spending and also reduce incentives for health care consolidation.

Our Health Services Organization & Policy Ph.D. program will host a virtual open house. Monday, Nov. 4th 6:00-7:00 PM ET Please register (email [email protected]) Overview of our curriculum, research initiatives, and the unique opportunities available within our community.