Health Policy

People with dementia and their families bear hidden costs — many of which are often overlooked.

Major federal action this month marked a policy turning point for pharmacy benefit managers — one that closely aligns with the evidence-based research led by USC scholars.

Only 4 in 10 U.S. retail pharmacies carry buprenorphine, USC research finds, with access even more limited in Black and Latino communities.

Part D plans are accelerating cost-shifting to beneficiaries, many of whom won’t reach the law’s new spending cap, a USC Schaeffer Center white paper reports.

USC research also found that independent pharmacies and those in low-income, Black or Latino communities were more likely to be excluded from the preferred networks.

A USC-led project provides updated estimates of the financial toll on patients, care partners and society.

USC research finds most stand-alone Part D plans now link out-of-pocket costs of many brand name drugs to often-inflated list prices.

Monthly out-of-pocket costs were dramatically lower in Medicare Advantage plans, according to a study co-authored by Erin Trish of the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.

Julie Zissimopoulos examines proposal to expand Medicare to cover the costs of long-term care at home and include vision and hearing benefits for seniors.

Julie Zissimopoulos examines proposal to expand Medicare to cover the costs of long-term care at home and include vision and hearing benefits for seniors.