Healthcare
Healthcare costs continue to rise across the system but without marked improvements in healthcare quality. This imbalance disproportionately affects the most vulnerable Americans, who depend on Medicaid for healthcare. Mercatus research focuses on how to make Medicaid more fiscally sustainable and able to deliver better care to those who need it. Mercatus is also developing ways to quantify the impact of regulations on quality, access, and cost in US healthcare.
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‘Random Acts of Medicine’ Review: Paging Dr. Chance | The Wall Street Journal
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- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Another Pathway To Reduce Medical Professional Shortage: Tap the “Unmatched” MDs | Open Health Policy (Substack)
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Medicaid Expansion Hurts the Mental Health of the Needy | Tribune News Service outlets nationwide
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Key Facts About the Medicaid Redeterminations You’re Hearing So Much About | Open Health Policy
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- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
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