from Latest Results for PharmacoEconomics at http://bit.ly/1rOjUu4 on August 01, 2014 at 01:00AM Abstract Background Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) represents the most common subset of cardiovascular heart diseases and relates to high rates of morbidity and mortality worldwide and, consequently, to both the direct and indirect costs to the health system and society. Given the […]
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from Brookings Topics – Health at http://bit.ly/1s86ECx on July 31, 2014 at 08:27PM Please note that this Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform Health Policy Issue Brief first appeared in the Health Affairs Blog on July 31, 2014. Click here for the Health Affairs Blog version. Individual patient expanded access, sometimes termed “compassionate use,” refers to situations where access […]
from News at http://bit.ly/1s7GRts on July 31, 2014 at 09:02PM The scholarly analysis, "Will Video Kill the Classroom Star," co-authored by LDI Senior Fellow Christian Terwiesch, continues to generate debate and media pickup across the country. The paper, whose subtitle is "The Threat and Opportunity of Massively Open Online Courses for Full-Time MBA Programs," predicts […]
from Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review at http://bit.ly/1AEjMn6 on July 31, 2014 at 08:53PM The weighted average increase for plans being sold on the Obamacare California public exchange in 2015 will be 4%. So, that means Obamacare is working really well, right? Well, wait a minute. Let’s consider a few things: This week the […]
from News at http://bit.ly/1qtG0B2 on July 31, 2014 at 08:14PM LDI Senior Fellow Scott Harrington is quoted in a Baltimore Sun article about the pooled insurance coverage of Johns Hopkins, Yale, Cornell, Columbia and the University of Rochester. The article explores the financial fallout and insurance implications a $190 million Hopkins settlement related to a […]
from Brookings Topics – Health at http://bit.ly/1s86ECx on July 31, 2014 at 08:27PM Please note that this Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform Health Policy Issue Brief first appeared in the Health Affairs Blog on July 31, 2014. Click here for the Health Affairs Blog version. Individual patient expanded access, sometimes termed “compassionate use,” refers to situations where access […]
from News at http://bit.ly/1pu0Rpb on July 31, 2014 at 07:54PM In his continuing study of the educational trends and attitudes of a national population of medical school students, LDI Senior Fellow Mitesh Patel’s latest survey has found that student satisfaction with health policy education was rising. In 2008, more than 50% were not satisfied with […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1qtujup on July 31, 2014 at 07:48PM I am a frequent guest on Stand Up! with Pete Dominick, which airs on Sirius/XM radio, channel 104 from 6-9AM Eastern. It immediately replays on the channel, so those on the West Coast can listen at the same times. On this show we were all over the […]
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from News at http://bit.ly/1oRGO4P on July 31, 2014 at 07:25PM A study co-authored by LDI Senior Fellow Sean Hennessy that showed potassium supplements may increase survival in chronic heart failure patients is the subject of a Philadelphia Inquirer article. The research looked at 180,000 patients in five states who were also taking a "loop diuretic" […]
from News at http://bit.ly/1uLuA2b on July 31, 2014 at 06:31PM The University of Pennsylvania’s widely publicized community health worker research project has been awarded a $1.9 million, three-year grant from the federal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a study of treatment support strategies for low-income chronically ill patients. The primary investigators on the project […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1qsMNex on July 31, 2014 at 05:18PM Over the past week, there’s been an awful lot of chatter about whether Congress really meant to eliminate subsidies from federal exchanges. Most has come from those appalled at the D.C. Circuits’ decision to invalidate the IRS rule. Their tone reflects what Jonathan Chait […]
from International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care – FirstView Article(s) at http://bit.ly/1pIHLZC on July 31, 2014 at 04:32PM EditorialDavid Grainger, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care,FirstView Article(s), Abstract
from International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care – FirstView Article(s) at http://bit.ly/1tya2Zw on July 31, 2014 at 04:32PM LetterCarole Longson, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care,FirstView Article(s), Abstract
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from News at http://bit.ly/1ptvxXw on July 31, 2014 at 04:41PM In a New England Journal of Medicine article published simultaneously with an Institute of Medicine (IOM) landmark report on the subject, LDI Senior Fellow David Asch writes about the deficiencies of the current $15 billion-a-year Graduate Medical Education (GME) training system. Currently, the federal government […]
from Health Economics, Policy and Law – FirstView Article(s) at http://bit.ly/1o8IJ4p on July 31, 2014 at 03:45PM DiscussionCarl H. Lyttkens, Health Economics, Policy and Law,FirstView Article(s), Abstract
from Health Economics, Policy and Law – FirstView Article(s) at http://bit.ly/1xF53nv on July 31, 2014 at 03:45PM Research ArticlesRichard B. Saltman, Health Economics, Policy and Law,FirstView Article(s), Abstract
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1lfM6lC on July 31, 2014 at 01:54PM The IOM recently released a report on Graduate Medical Education (GME) financing that has set the medical training world on fire. It’s long, and it’s complicated, and – to be honest – I don’t feel well versed enough in this yet to comment. […]
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from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/Xjd8Dk on July 31, 2014 at 12:30PM The following originally appeared on The Upshot (copyright 2014, The New York Times Company). “Pay for performance” is one of those slogans that seem to upset no one. To most people it’s a no-brainer that we should pay for quality and not quantity. We all […]
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