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Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics

Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics

The USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, one of the nation’s premier policy centers, aims to measurably improve value in health through evidence-based policy solutions, research excellence and private and public sector engagement.

Program Leadership

Dana Goldman

Dana Goldman, PhD

Founding Director, USC Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service
University Professor of Public Policy, Pharmacy, and Economics
Special Advisor, USC Provost

Erin Trish, PhD

Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC Mann School

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The Evidence Base Blog

Evidence Base is a vehicle for timely insights and analysis on health, economics and well-being.

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Research Tools

Read more about Clinical Trial Knowledge Hub

Clinical Trial Knowledge Hub

The Knowledge Hub brings together evidence from our innovative pilots, best practices and researcher insights to help make trials more effective and inclusive.
Read more about Forecasting Dementia’s Impact on the U.S.

Forecasting Dementia’s Impact on the U.S.

Discover how reducing cognitive risk could shape health and economic outcomes with our interactive dynamic microsimulation model.
Read more about How Medical Costs for People with Dementia Are Changing

How Medical Costs for People with Dementia Are Changing

Explore medical spending for Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries living with dementia through this interactive visualization.

About the Center

The Schaeffer Center, a flagship program of the Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service, was established in 2009 at the University of Southern California through a generous gift from Leonard and Pamela Schaeffer.

The Schaeffer Center serves as an intellectual hub for health policy and economics research and is a unique collaboration of the USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the USC Price School of Public Policy,

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Schaeffer Center researchers are highly cited in health economics. Collectively, the Center ranks fourth among 2,700+ institutions in health economics by IDEAS, the largest economics bibliographic database, making it one of the world’s top health policy research organizations.

It has achieved this recognition through a singular focus on its mission—to measurably improve value in health through evidence-based policy solutions, research, and educational excellence. Schaeffer Center researchers have garnered approximately $75 million in National Institutes of Health funding and more than $200 million in grants overall in pursuit of this mission.

Schaeffer Center experts are frequent advisors on national policy. They inform lawmakers, media and private-sector leaders on today’s pressing healthcare challenges. Schaeffer research is a trusted resource, highly regarded on both sides of the aisle, and frequently cited by the White House, the Congressional Budget Office, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Trade Commission, and other agencies.

Research Programs

Aging and Cognition

Schaeffer experts are researching the fiscal and health consequences of an aging population and how we can improve the lives of older adults through interdisciplinary research.

Value of Life Sciences Innovation

Schaeffer experts are focused on evidence-based analyses that encourage biomedical breakthroughs while developing pricing and reimbursement strategies to help ensure that patients receive needed therapies.

Health Policy Simulation

Schaeffer has set the gold standard for researchers to effectively model future trends in health and longevity.

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