New paper in JAMA Health Forum with David Meyers, Erin Fuse Brown, Travis Williams, Andrew Ryan. In this paper, we examine the relationship between the MA quartile adjustment system and plan behavior and enrollment. A 🧵: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

With much of the discussion and action on Capitol Hill about price transparency, this is a great piece by @ysingh_hopkins and Erin Fuse Brown about the importance of ownership transparency in achieving true transparency in health care! healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…

Thrilled to finally and officially extend a very warm welcome to Erin Fuse Brown and Roslyn C Murray, PhD to Brown University! #dreamteam✨

So excited to welcome Ateev Mehrotra as our new chair of Health Services, Policy & Practice Department! Looking forward to seeing what new directions our terrific department can continue to grow in, and partnering to strengthen our fantastic PhD program!

In their new Forefront article, Christopher Whaley, Jared Perkins, + Ge Bai from Brown University School of Public Health + Johns Hopkins University discuss how provisions of price transparency legislation pending in Congress have potential to impact the cost of health care for consumers + employers. bit.ly/43j7fIQ

In their new Forefront article David Meyers, Andrew Ryan, Jared Perkins + Erin Fuse Brown of Brown University School of Public Health + Georgia State University argue that changes to risk adjustment are a step in the right direction, but there are other ways to get differential coding under control. bit.ly/3TQnhqx

In this article, we describe some of the high level proposed changes in this year's Medicare Advantage Advance Notice- tldr, not much to see but a couple steps in the right direction, with plenty more that can be done. Looking forward to seeing the final rule in a few weeks!

Now in Health Affairs led by Hannah James we find that the use of health risk assessments increase spending in Medicare Advantage by over $12B a year in additional spending due to increased measured coding 1/ doi.org/10.1377/hlthaf… 1@BrownHSPP Brown University Health Affairs

A comprehensive analysis of drugs seized by law enforcement agencies revealed the frequency of potentially lethal substances, including fentanyl and xylazine, in counterfeit pills in R.I. Brown University School of Public Health brnw.ch/21wJysz

A personal observation When I worked at the The White House, I often interacted with Vice President Kamala Harris Kamala Harris I found her smart and engaging and on tough issues, asking the hard questions. She also had a genuine warmth that was disarming When she met my then 10-year-old son at a holiday

Important (and good!) data out from CDC today The number of Americans who died in 2023 actually fell in 2023 compared to 2022 Nearly 200,000 fewer Americans died in 2023 than the year before And the number who died from COVID was down nearly 70% Overall death rates fell for

In their new Forefront article, Andrew Ryan, Jared Perkins + David Meyers of Brown University School of Public Health argue that CMSGov is continuing its trajectory to shift the health system towards increased levels of care management and accountability and away from FFS models. bit.ly/3WIms2W

For those interested, Brown's Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice is hiring for several tenure and research track faculty positions! Come join a terrific set of colleagues in the really lovely city of Providence! Brown University School of Public Health Health Services, Policy & Practice Department apply.interfolio.com/151693

🚨Out Now: In JAMA Network Open, we describe the characteristics of bene’s who experience contract termination in MA and their subsequent insurance destinations. Thank you to my mentors and co-authors Amal Trivedi and David Meyers!

Medicare spending is rising, leading to a growing interest in site-neutral payments. Our latest brief, co-authored by Christopher Whaley and me for @brown_sph's CAHPR, examines the evidence on site-of-care payment differentials and potential policy solutions. cahpr.sph.brown.edu/sites/default/…