from Applied Health Economics and Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2bDC2rt on August 31, 2016 at 03:54PM Abstract The high cost of novel treatments is the major driver of negative or restricted reimbursement decisions by healthcare payers in many countries. Costly drugs can be subject to Market Access Agreements (MAAs), which are financial (Commercial Agreements [CAs]) or […]
from Applied Health Economics and Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2bIcTZK on August 31, 2016 at 03:54PM Abstract Background and Objective Subfertility represents a multidimensional problem associated with significant distress and impaired social well-being. In the Netherlands, an estimated 50,000 couples visit their general practitioner and 30,000 couples seek medical specialist care for subfertility. We conducted an […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2bSxQGs on August 31, 2016 at 02:45PM Fluegge now serves as the health economist in the Division of Disease Control for the N.Y. City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene and co-ordinator …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2bK443e on August 31, 2016 at 02:45PM As a citizen of the state, a retired health executive, and a health economist, I am concerned that the media is echoing misinformation about …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2bSy7Jp on August 31, 2016 at 02:45PM Ask any public health academic or health economist and they will tell you the same thing. Public healthcare is the most cost-effective model.
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2bK30fR on August 31, 2016 at 02:45PM … $4.2 trillion in treatment costs and lost economic output," said Scott Goates, PhD, health economist at Abbott and one of the study co-authors.
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2bDnEPO on August 31, 2016 at 02:24PM One of the big debates in health care right now is whether to create a public option for health insurance. Most observers of President Barack Obama’s …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2bRlM3I on August 31, 2016 at 11:31AM ColoradoCare, Amendment 69 on the ballot this November, represents a positive change to health care financing in Colorado. However, the media …
from Value in Health at http://bit.ly/2c8Vef5 on August 31, 2016 at 11:26AM Publication date: Source:Value in Health Author(s): Hadi Beyhaghi, Bryce B. Reeve, Jo E. Rodgers, Sally C. Stearns
from Value in Health at http://bit.ly/2crmKsO on August 31, 2016 at 11:26AM Publication date: Source:Value in Health Author(s): Adam B. Smith, Kim Cocks, David Parry, Matthew Taylor
from Value in Health at http://bit.ly/2bRmhee on August 31, 2016 at 11:26AM Publication date: Source:Value in Health Author(s): Nisha Nair, Giorgi Kvizhinadze, Tony Blakely
from PeterUbel.com at http://bit.ly/2c4tnxB on August 31, 2016 at 07:38AM Lots of us eat when we are stressed. But did you know that even when we are not currently under stress, the amount of food we eat might be influenced by the stress we experienced as children? That’s the conclusion Sarah Hill, a psychologist at […]
from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2bGon05 on August 31, 2016 at 07:20AM By Gilbert Salinas, M.P.A., Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center and Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Before you settle in to read this blog post, do me a favor and check your smartphone. Are you tracking your steps? Fitbit recommends10,000 steps a […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2bAYxAj on August 31, 2016 at 07:01AM The following originally appeared on The Upshot (copyright 2016, The New York Times Company). I brush my teeth twice a day, but not for as long as my dentist would like. I’d like to say I floss regularly, but that would be stretching the truth. […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2c87psj on August 31, 2016 at 06:23AM The WSJ has the story about how Google/Alphabet will capitalize on Waze/Google Maps to offer drivers ride shares with people on their routes:Google Takes on Uber With New Ride-Share Service — Alphabet’s carpooling program in San Francisco offers rides at cheaper rates "Google, a […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2bBmu93 on August 31, 2016 at 05:46AM OECD health economist Luca Lorenzoni said the organisation never suggested regulation, but was merely using the report to compare prices …
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2bBlmCt on August 31, 2016 at 05:31AM Help me learn new things! – Football (strategy and theory) 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 found here. This is month eight. (tl;dr at […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2bQBZWL on August 31, 2016 at 05:30AM The individual will lead and manage members of the Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) team (currently 4 FTEs), as well as play a key …
from Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR at http://bit.ly/2bBli43 on August 31, 2016 at 02:33AM ….is complete. The website now lists protocols and methodology papers, but we’ll just flag up the notable reviews; these being…… Methotrexate monotherapy and methotrexate combination therapy with traditional and biologic disease modifying anti‐rheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: A […]
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2cq57cy on August 31, 2016 at 12:07AM DA Henderson, RIP Written By: Jason Shafrin – Aug• 30•16 The man, Donal Ainslie (DA) Anderson, whole help eliminate smallpox died on August 19. The Economist has an obituary to the man. This crowd of helpers, which delighted him, meant that no Nobel prize could […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2c7o4MP on August 30, 2016 at 11:45PM … which experts believe could cause an additional $4.2 trillion in treatment costs and lost economic output," said Scott Goates, PhD, health economist …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2caxMyn on August 30, 2016 at 11:31PM Earned doctorate degree in Public Health, or closely related area, with emphasis in any one or more domains: Health Economics, Health Systems, …
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2bQraIN on August 30, 2016 at 10:51PM Abstract Previous research has found that high school physical education (PE) requirements are largely ineffective at reducing youth body weight. However, these studies were forced to rely on cross-state variation in PE requirements to identify their impacts, raising concerns that estimated policy effects may […]
from Health Economics Review at http://bit.ly/2bAhu3b on August 30, 2016 at 05:46PM The causal link between a household’s economic standing and child health is known to suffer from endogeneity. While past studies have exemplified the causal link to be small, albeit statistically significant, …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2bAe6Fb on August 30, 2016 at 05:30PM The study, published online in Applied Health Economics and Health Policy and supported by Abbott, shows that nutrition can be a cost-effective …
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2cpqieT on August 30, 2016 at 03:57PM By ASHISH JHA, MD Last week, CMS sent out press releases touting over $1 billion in savings from Accountable Care Organizations. Here’s the tweet from Andy Slavitt, the acting Administrator of CMS: NEW ACO RESULTS: physicians are changing care, w better results for patients & are saving money. Over $1B. […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2ccLgfY on August 30, 2016 at 02:45PM … output," said Scott Goates, PhD, health economist at Abbott and one of the study co-authors. "Proper nutrition is proven to help people achieve better …
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2cpeUQo on August 30, 2016 at 02:18PM The World Health Organization (WHO) incorporated well-being into its definition of health in 1948. The significance given to this concept is due to its role in the assessment of people’s quality of life and he…
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2c2MsQQ on August 30, 2016 at 02:19PM The economics of health care simply seems to be very different from other markets. With this kind of cost advantage, a public option will probably push …
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2bPAgWh on August 30, 2016 at 12:18PM The American Heart Association and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will be issuing a second crowdsourcing challenge to researchers and clinicians on September 6. Find out more here. (Source: American Heart association News, 8/23/16)
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2ccmVXE on August 30, 2016 at 11:47AM A trio of Harvard-affiliated doctors recently published a “special communication” in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) blaming long government-approved market exclusivity periods as the primary reason for escalating drug prices in the U.S. Find out more here. (Source: […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2coX6ou on August 30, 2016 at 11:30AM Introduction to Health Economics, Lorna Guinness & Virginia Wiseman, 2. udgave, pæn og velholdtHer finder du nye og brugte ting, dyr, tjenester og …
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2cchnwa on August 30, 2016 at 11:17AM The National Pharmaceutical Council’s Assessing Value: Promise & Pitfalls” Conference will be held September 29. A special session, Moving Value Frameworks from Fledgling to Functional, will address defining value in health care and the switch from volume to value rewarded services. […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2bzDLuw on August 30, 2016 at 11:01AM Hal R. VarianDistinguished Fellow2015 "Hal R. Varian is the Chief Economist at Google, which he joined first as a consultant in 2002. He is also an emeritus Professor in the School of Information, the Haas School of Business, and the Department of Economics at […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2bzBM9K on August 30, 2016 at 10:47AM The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) recently announced a new scheduling format for ISPOR sessions in response to attendee feedback. ISPOR hopes to give attendees the opportunity to concentrate on their preferred areas of interest by offering a greater […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2by6xSz on August 30, 2016 at 10:08AM Guess what? Birth control works in teens. From the Journal of Adolescent Health, “Understanding the Recent Decline in Adolescent Fertility in the United States, 2007-2013“: Purpose: After substantial declines in adolescent birth rates in the 1990s and early 2000s and a stall from 2005-2007, […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2c8xkR5 on August 30, 2016 at 09:47AM AMCP 2016 NEXUS will be held October 3-6, 2016 in National Harbor, Maryland. The Deadline for early bird registration is September 2nd, so don’t miss out – register now to save! (Source: AMCP, 2016)
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2c8vKyA on August 30, 2016 at 09:47AM Instead of reducing the actual price of their excessively priced medications, many companies have opted to provide co-pay cards as an affordable solution, however, co-pay cards only lower the cost for the consumer. The insurer is still left to pay the […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2cbT01w on August 30, 2016 at 08:47AM (Source: Benjamin Schwartz, The New Yorker’s Daily Cartoon, 8/26/16.)
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2byMwIu on August 30, 2016 at 08:18AM Docs often aren’t that great at numeracy and risk/benefit Nice short research report over at JAMA Internal Medicine. “Physician Understanding and Ability to Communicate Harms and Benefits of Common Medical Treatments“. Highlights of the methods: It was a voluntary paper survey to resident […]
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