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COVID-19 Coverage

COVID-19 Coverage

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread across Asia and throughout the world, public health officials have rushed to contain the outbreak and prevent further spread. In the face of this mounting pandemic, what strategies should health officials and policymakers pursue to meet these goals? Stay up-to-date with the latest from AEI’s scholars.

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Blog Post
December 10, 2021
AEIdeas

Drug price controls make industry critics feel better, but won’t make people feel healthier

by Kirsten Axelsen

Price controls on drugs account for $160 billion of the Build Back Better price tag, according to the Congressional Budget Office. But drug price controls won’t solve our healthcare cost problem, and the savings from price controls will be offset by lost science and wasted effort.

EconomicsHealth CareHealth Economics
Blog Post
December 13, 2021
AEIdeas

Employer-sponsored insurance, part I: You say you want a health care revolution? Not yet in our workplaces!

by Thomas P. Miller
Health CareHealth EconomicsHealth Policy
Op-Ed
December 07, 2021

Comments on No Surprises Act rulemaking: Part II

by Benedic N. Ippolito | Loren Adler | Matthew Fiedler
EconomicsHealth CareHealth Policy
Op-Ed
November 30, 2021
Quillette

What is happening to my profession?

by Sally Satel
Health CareHealth PolicyPoverty StudiesRace and GenderSociety and Culture

Recent Articles & Op-Eds from Health Care Policy

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Article
December 16, 2021
State of Reform

The 2020 national health expenditures report

by James C. Capretta
Health CareHealth EconomicsHealth Policy
Blog Post
December 14, 2021

Employer-sponsored insurance, part II: If you can’t be with the coverage you love, love the one you’re with

by Thomas P. Miller
Health CareHealth EconomicsHealth Policy
Blog Post
December 13, 2021
AEIdeas

Employer-sponsored insurance, part I: You say you want a health care revolution? Not yet in our workplaces!

by Thomas P. Miller
Health CareHealth EconomicsHealth Policy

Recent Research from Health Care Policy

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Report
October 15, 2021
AEI Economic Perspectives

Real-world assessments of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy

by James C. Capretta | Scott Ganz | Kieran Allsop
EconomicsHealth Care
Report
September 27, 2021
American Enterprise Institute

Increasing cost pressures in the commercial health care market

by Benedic N. Ippolito
Health CareHealth Economics
Report
September 13, 2021
AEI Economic Perspectives

The political economy of health reform: Price regulation vs. regulated competition

by James C. Capretta
EconomicsHealth Care

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