from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/25zmZWZ on May 31, 2016 at 05:03PM … the chair in health economics at the Baker Institute and director of the institute’s Center for Health and Biosciences, a professor of economics at Rice …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/1TV5vM5 on May 31, 2016 at 01:36PM High drug prices may get all the attention, but some drug prices are too low, which can contribute to drug shortages, wrote health economist Austin …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/1O2FVW5 on May 31, 2016 at 01:36PM UWE REINHARDT ON FALLEN SOLDIERS — The well-known Princeton health economist has increasingly focused on the value of military lives, and …

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/1O2pglv on May 31, 2016 at 11:51AM A group of physicians has recently proposed a government-funded, single-payer health care system, gaining the support of 2200 of their colleagues so far. Find out more about this proposed system here. (Source: First Report Managed Care, 5/30/16)

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/1TUNVb7 on May 31, 2016 at 11:51AM A recent report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) has found that PCORI has only spent half of its funding to provide grants for comparative effectiveness research. Find out more here. (Source: First Report Managed Care, 5/31/16)

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/1r0Qf5K on May 31, 2016 at 11:21AM The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) recently spoke out against the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review’s (ICER) report on the value of myeloma drugs. Find out what IMF had to say here. (Source: Journal of Clinical Pathways, 5/26/16)

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/25xpLsb on May 31, 2016 at 10:51AM Leaders of Patient Rising and Allied Alliance recently discussed how the value-framework outlined by ICER poses a risk to myeloma patients. Find out more about what they had to say here. (Source: Journal of Clinical Pathways, 5/27/16)

from Brookings: Topics – Health at http://brook.gs/1XMBcK1 on May 31, 2016 at 10:46AM The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI, or “the Innovation Center”) recently announced an initiative called Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+). It evolved from the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative, which began in 2012 and runs through the end of this […]

from Brookings: Topics – Health at http://brook.gs/1XMBcK1 on May 31, 2016 at 10:33AM The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI, or “the Innovation Center”) recently announced an initiative called Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+). It evolved from the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative, which began in 2012 and runs through the end of this […]

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/1XMBHUv on May 31, 2016 at 10:21AM For the 7th year in a row, and the 14th time, HealthEconomics.Com was recognized as a Top Influencer by Symplur Healthcare Hashtag Project at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 21st Annual International Meeting, held May 21-25, 2016 […]

from OHE News at http://bit.ly/1WWyItp on May 31, 2016 at 10:05AM What Drives Variations in Relative Effectiveness Across Countries? Tuesday, 31 May 2016 This study provides an analytical framework, drawing on production function theory, to identify and quantify the determinants of relative effectiveness and sources of variation in the relative effectiveness of treatments between populations […]

from feed/http://bit.ly/1sYYZLQ at http://bit.ly/1WWyItp on May 31, 2016 at 09:44AM What Drives Variations in Relative Effectiveness Across Countries? Tuesday, 31 May 2016 This study provides an analytical framework, drawing on production function theory, to identify and quantify the determinants of relative effectiveness and sources of variation in the relative effectiveness of treatments between populations and […]

from News at http://bit.ly/1WWyItp on May 31, 2016 at 08:10AM What Drives Variations in Relative Effectiveness Across Countries? Tuesday, 31 May 2016 This study provides an analytical framework, drawing on production function theory, to identify and quantify the determinants of relative effectiveness and sources of variation in the relative effectiveness of treatments between populations and […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/1O1L3Kd on May 31, 2016 at 08:04AM … and medicine with tenure at Stanford University, and has twice received the Kenneth Arrow Award for Outstanding Research in Health Economics.

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/1TUaIUd on May 31, 2016 at 08:04AM … disaster management, quality management, project management, health management information systems, and health economics and finance.

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/1O1LdBt on May 31, 2016 at 08:04AM Director general of the health ministry’s health economics unit Ashadul Islam said, universal healthcare must be ensured in order to achieve the …

from THCB at http://bit.ly/1TUXckv on May 31, 2016 at 07:42AM By MARC-DAVID MUNK, MD A diversion into the world of high fashion in this week’s post… It’s an area that everyone who knows me would admit I know nothing about. Nevertheless, here we go… Martin Schulte, a Partner at Oliver Wyman management consultants, recently posted a fascinating article on, of all […]

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1WuJA1M on May 31, 2016 at 07:22AM Help me learn new things! – Art History This post is part of a series in which I’m dedicating a month to learning about twelve new things this year. The full schedule can be […]

from Market Design at http://bit.ly/25wyaft on May 31, 2016 at 06:19AM When does a contract to sell a home become binding? That may be about to change in England. The Telegraph has the story.Relief for home buyers as the Government may ban ‘gazumping’  "Gazumping could be banned by the Government, as it has emerged that […]

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1RIA0jC on May 31, 2016 at 06:01AM Violence sans frontières: Acts of war against health care workers The international humanitarian law of war requires that Medical personnel exclusively assigned to medical duties must be respected and protected in all circumstances. Article […]

from Brookings: Topics – Health at http://brook.gs/1Xb0gvM on May 31, 2016 at 04:44AM Rumor has it that an economist started hitting the gym after finishing two milestone research papers, in expectation of a Nobel Prize, which is only rewarded to a living person. Almost no one denies that greater expectations translate into healthier behaviors, while […]

from Brookings: Topics – Health at http://brook.gs/1Xb0gvM on May 31, 2016 at 04:32AM Rumor has it that an economist started hitting the gym after finishing two milestone research papers, in expectation of a Nobel Prize, which is only rewarded to a living person. Almost no one denies that greater expectations translate into healthier behaviors, while […]

from Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR at http://bit.ly/1O0JCfc on May 31, 2016 at 12:00AM …it reminds me of the Beano Summer Annual.  Except it isn’t funny.  But at least its free.  Have a look at it here.

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/25vzTlb on May 30, 2016 at 10:36PM ELEANOR HALL: Australia’s peak Arthritis organisation is urging governments to consider funding new ways of treating the disease, which experts say …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/1Z9jz5S on May 30, 2016 at 08:03PM The economics of health &healthcare fifth edition for sale. ‘Your money or your life’ is also available. Please text or email if you are interested.

from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/1Uq0Od9 on May 30, 2016 at 07:42PM Are expensive cancer drugs worth the money? Written By: Jason Shafrin – May• 30•16 A paper by Sebastian Salas-Vega and Elias Mossialos attempts to answer this question looking at nine countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States) […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/1Upl8Lv on May 30, 2016 at 01:36PM Austin Frakt is a health economist with several governmental and academic affiliations. He blogs at The Incidental Economist, and you can follow him …

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/22udGSR on May 30, 2016 at 09:41AM Doctor Evidence (DRE) recently launched GROWTH Replicator, providing a place to communicate in an open forum by testing, iterating, investigating, and replicating and evidence review. Learn more here. (Source: pharmiweb.com, 5/26/16)

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/22ue3wH on May 30, 2016 at 09:41AM Multiple myeloma has become a very treatable disease for many patients due in large part to biopharmaceutical discovery and innovation. However, a model recently developed by ICER, using a flawed value framework, threatens to put the brakes on continued progress. Read […]

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/1smXCWx on May 30, 2016 at 08:41AM Celgene recently announced a collaboration with TriNetX in a deal to use real-time data from electronic medical records (EMRs) to support clinical study and protocol design, site selection and patient recruitment. Learn more here. (Source: PMLiVE, 5/25/16)

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/1U7JwyI on May 30, 2016 at 08:41AM A recent study evaluating real-world outcomes found an almost 100% sustained virology response rate with patients using Harvoni. Learn more here. (Source: First Report Managed Care, 5/25/16)

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/1UoAzDJ on May 30, 2016 at 08:11AM The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) recently released two Draft Evidence Reports assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of obeticholic acid. Learn more about its use for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) here. (Source: ICER, […]

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from The Academic Health Economists’ Blo… at http://bit.ly/1TSe0J0 on May 30, 2016 at 05:00AM Every Monday our authors provide a round-up of some of the most recently published peer reviewed articles from the field. We don’t cover everything, or even what’s most important – just a few papers that have interested the author. Visit our Resources page […]

from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/1XIzSrJ on May 30, 2016 at 04:29AM Egalitarianism Finally I’ve found a book that explains the concept of egalitarianism and its implications with a clear message. Distributive justice is an area not only of philosophy, but also of… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other […]

from Brookings: Topics – Health at http://brook.gs/1X7CZuS on May 30, 2016 at 03:04AM Event Information May 26-25, 2016 302 Brookings-Tsinghua Center, School of Public Policy and Management Tsinghua University Beijing Register for the Event On May 25th, 2016, the Brookings-Tsinghua Center and China Institute for Rural Studies hosted a public lecture on the topic –Affordable […]