Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy

The Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy was a partnership between Economic Studies at Brookings and the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. It aimed to inform the national healthcare debate with rigorous, evidence-based analysis leading to practical recommendations using the collaborative strengths of USC and Brookings. The program ran from 2016-2023.

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The Supreme Court Left Millions of Americans Uninsured: Here’s What Congress Can Do to Cover Them

Congress can expand healthcare to millions of Americans by enrolling individuals in the 12 states that did not expand Medicaid.

• Healthcare Markets

Tackling Unfinished Business and Taking on Current Challenges: Putting Biden’s Mental Health Proposals in Context

What Does Economy-Wide Inflation Mean for the Prices of Healthcare Services (and Vice Versa)?

To Prevent Public Health Crises, We Need to Update the Essential Medical Product List

Program Team

Mark Hall
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, Center for Health Policy at Brookings

Jason Levitis
Nonresident Fellow, Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Nonresident Senior Fellow at Yale Law School’s Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy

Featured Research View All

Dispute Resolution Outcomes for Surprise Bills in Texas

Analysis of cases that went through dispute resolution found the final allowed were largely anchored to the established.

• Healthcare Markets

Experts: Erin L. Duffy, Erin Trish

The FDA Could Do More to Promote Generic Competition: Here’s How

The Economic Case for Federal Investment in COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics Remains Strong

Private Equity-Owned Air Ambulance Carriers Get Paid More Money and Are Out-of-Network More Often

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Surprise Billing Dispute Resolution Outcomes in Texas Anchored to Median In-Network Allowed Amount

Analysis of cases that went through dispute resolution found the final allowed were largely anchored to the established.

• Healthcare Markets

Dialysis Costs the Healthcare System Three Times More in the Individual Market

Arbitration Decisions in New Jersey Surprise Billing Cases Result in Large Payouts

USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative Receives $3.6 Million from Arnold Ventures to Examine Rising Healthcare Spending