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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Dear John,

A new paper compared the payments that physicians receive from both
medical device firms and drug companies. The findings may surprise some.

Who Pays Providers More?

Many physicians receive payments and other in-kind compensation from
drug and medical device companies. The payments from the pharmaceutical
industry have received more attention because of concerns that they may
influence physician prescribing.

But in a new article in the April issue, Alon Bergman and coauthors
compared the rate, magnitude, nature, and targeting of payments from the
device and drug industries to a comprehensive sample of physicians,
across and within specialties.

They discovered that, relative to pharmaceutical companies, "device
firms paid larger amounts to fewer physicians." The authors documented
$3.62 billion in payments to physicians by medical device companies

from 2014 to 2017.

These findings have implications for both industries and how they're
regulated.

Read the rest of our April 2021 issue
for more on the ACA and
spending.

In a new post on Health Affairs Blog, Katie Keith argues that
implementation of the parts of the American Rescue Plan regarding
premium tax credits and COBRA subsidies

must be swift, partially because these changes are only temporary.

Also on the blog, Robert G. Kramer argues that advocates and policy
makers must dispense with out-of-date assumptions
,
acknowledge our problems, and align the many players involved if we're
to achieve what we truly desire for all Americans: a long-term care
system that works. Additionally, Tyler Cromer and coauthors assert that
we must address the laws, regulations, and budgetary pressures that
create barriers to receiving care at home
.

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Your Daily Digest

Medical Device Firm Payments To Physicians Exceed What Drug Companies
Pay Physicians, Target Surgical Specialists

Alon Bergman, Matthew Grennan, and Ashley Swanson

Guidance On Tax Credit Reconciliation, COBRA Subsidies Under American
Rescue Plan

Katie Keith

Fixing Nursing Homes: A Fleeting Opportunity

Robert G. Kramer

Modernizing Long-Term Services And Supports And Valuing The Caregiver
Workforce

Tyler Cromer, Allison Rizer, Henry Claypool, and Anne Tumlinson

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Urgent Care Centers Cost More Than You Think

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview the
University of Pennsylvania's Ari Friedman on research that shows why
urgent care clinics increased net health care spending.

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