Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics
Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics
Program Leadership
Schaeffer Center News View All
News
Long-Term Use of Sleep Drugs May Start With the Initial Prescription
Featured Experts: Jonathan Cloughesy, Jason Doctor, Johanna Thunell
In The News View All
Modern Healthcare
Duffy explains why a key benchmark rate under the No Surprises Act lacks transparency
Featured Experts: Erin L. Duffy
A Health Podyssey
Mackleby discusses the impact of vertical integration on healthcare costs
Featured Experts: Grace Mackleby (née McCormack)
Endpoints
Schaeffer experts recommend FDA update guidance on early-stage clinical research
Featured Experts: Lowell Schiller, Barry Liden
CalMatters
Ward discusses tension between GLP-1 long-term savings and near-term insurer costs
Featured Experts: Alison Sexton Ward
Axios
A recent historic drop in drug prices is largely driven by market forces, Joyce explains
Featured Experts: Geoffrey Joyce
Policy Insights
The Evidence Base Blog
Evidence Base is a vehicle for timely insights and analysis on health, economics and well-being.
Read HereResearch Resources
Clinical Trial Knowledge Hub
The Clinical Trial Knowledge Hub brings together evidence from our innovative pilots, best practices and insights from leading researchers to help make trials more effective and inclusive.
How Medical Costs for People with Dementia Are Changing
Explore nearly two decades of medical spending for Medicare 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,
Keep Reading
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.