Stephanie Hedt

Jul 22, 2024 | healthpolicy.usc.edu | Karen Van Nuys |Stephanie Hedt |Geoffrey F. Joyce |Darius Lakdawalla

Patients and consumers bear the costs of an inefficient pharmaceutical distribution system through higher costs at the pharmacy counter and reduced access to critical therapies. As policymakers consider reforms to the drug supply chain, they should keep five principles in mind to ensure better outcomes for patients.

Apr 18, 2023 | medicalxpress.com | Stephanie Hedt

A new USC Schaeffer Center white paper finds the value to society of Medicare coverage for new classes of weight loss drugs would equal nearly $1 trillion over ten years. Obesity is one of the United States' most urgent health issues—and also one of the most treatable. Yet because Medicare and most private insurers do not cover weight-loss medications and many devices, just 1% of eligible patients receive treatments.