Publications
– American Heart JournalThe Federal Trade Commission investigation of pharmaceutical benefit managers
The FTC report of pharmaceutical benefit managers raises red flags about their role in negotiating drug prices and availability, according to this policy perspective coauthored by Kevin Schulman.
– Health AffairsFrom Laggard To Leader: Why Health Care In The United States Is Failing, And How To Fix It | Health Affairs Journal
To transform the US system will require action by government, as well as by health systems and payers, guided by design principles, writes CERC’s Arnold Milstein and team in this viewpoint article.
– JAMA NetworkEmphasis on Financial vs Nonfinancial Criteria in Employer Benefits’ Measurements
In this study led by Sara Singer, researchers found employers focus more on financial than nonfinancial performance dimensions in both decision-making and measurement
– HMPIApplying Precedents Thinking to the Intractable Problem of Transaction Costs in Healthcare
This study led by CERC’s Kevin Schulman proposes that “Precedents Thinking – applying past solutions to solve similar problems in a different setting – can be applied to the crisis of administrative waste in health care.
– JAMA Internal MedicineAddressing Surprise Medical Bills and Out-of-Network Prices
In this JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint, Kevin A. Schulman and Barak Richman: Health care provider associations continue to block enforcement of rules meant to prevent surprise medical bills.
– JAMA NetworkTesting and Evaluation of Health Care Applications of Large Language Models
Results of this systematic review by CERC researchers suggest that current evaluations of LLMs in health care are fragmented and insufficient
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