from Journal of Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2lxpsxF on December 31, 2017 at 02:21PM Publication date: Source:Journal of Health Economics Author(s): Martin Chalkley, Stefan Listl
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2C1fxrg on December 31, 2017 at 01:50PM From Eater.com, a long interesting summary ofWhy Don’t Americans Eat Horse?The red meat is common in many cultures, but rarely makes it on menus in the U.S. by Tim Forster "Killing horses isn’t technically banned in the U.S.; variations on an outright horse slaughter […]
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2CqmB1r on December 31, 2017 at 06:23AM Right at the end of every year I write a letter summarizing my issues and charities. And as I own the joint here, I post it on THCB! Please take a look–Matthew Holt Well 2017 has been quite a year, and last year 2016 I […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2zPBXcT on December 30, 2017 at 01:03PM Law reviews, often among the most prestigious publications for law professors, are unusual in a number of respects.* They are edited by students. And they allow multiple submissions: a paper may be simultaneously submitted to many journals, which respond with exploding offers of acceptances. […]
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2Co9gqA on December 29, 2017 at 07:48PM Little is known about the consequences of health comparisons. Negative health comparisons might, for example, result in emotions such as anger or frustration. These negative emotions might intensify feelings o…
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2zMP26P on December 29, 2017 at 06:40PM By PAUL KECKLEY Entering the home stretch on 2017, the stage is set for some classic duels next year: they’re about money and control and they’re playing out already across the industry. Here’s the five combat zones to watch: Hospitals vs. insurers: This is the […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2zLxdFt on December 29, 2017 at 01:41PM The rules for how deceased donor organs are allocated to patients needing transplants are set by a long-established, slow and thorough bureaucratic process overseen by UNOS, which typically involves the deliberation of multiple committees and the solicitation of comments from many parties and the […]
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2EbzuNx on December 29, 2017 at 01:11PM Ensuring that Nigerian women giving birth have access to health facilities will likely reduce infant mortality.
from Quality of Life Research at http://bit.ly/2pVmMiD on December 29, 2017 at 12:51PM Abstract Purpose Occupational injuries have considerable impact on workers’ lives. However, data regarding workers’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL) at several years after the injury are lacking. This study assessed workers’ HRQOL at 6 years after occupational injury and determined related factors in […]
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2lffOjS on December 29, 2017 at 05:49AM Vox’s best stories of 2017. What is the value of treating blindness? Workers’ comp is shrinking. Is Taiwan a model for the U.S. Are changes to the Orphan Drug Act coming?
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2lffOjS on December 29, 2017 at 05:49AM Vox’s best stories of 2017. What is the value of treating blindness? Workers’ comp is shrinking. Is Taiwan a model for the U.S. Are changes to the Orphan Drug Act coming?
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2lffOjS on December 29, 2017 at 05:49AM Vox’s best stories of 2017. What is the value of treating blindness? Workers’ comp is shrinking. Is Taiwan a model for the U.S. Are changes to the Orphan Drug Act coming?
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2lnr4tR on December 28, 2017 at 08:38PM From the research reviewed and the existing data summarized, this report develops a theory of change for how labor market outcomes for females might be influenced by improvements to public transportation.
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2C68sda on December 28, 2017 at 08:07PM By BRIANNA GRAFF It is February of 2005, and my grandpa is lying in an Intensive Care Unit bed at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, critically ill from a renal artery rupture that planted him face-first in his parlor. As a functioning alcoholic […]
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2lmXOTT on December 28, 2017 at 08:18PM Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are widely used in mental healthcare research for quality of life assessment but most fail to capture the breadth of health and non-health domains that can be impacted…
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2lfo1Vj on December 28, 2017 at 08:18PM There has been a marked tendency for researchers, clinicians, and policy makers to shift their focus from risk to resilience. This should be assessed by comparing the outcome to a context specific reference gr…
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2CkcQC5 on December 28, 2017 at 07:03PM Millions of Americans have adorned themselves with glimmering Fitbits, Jawbones, Nike Fuelbands, and Misfits, Basis, Withings, and Garmin bracelets over the years. The devices have become so mainstream even Grandma has one. Perhaps the fact that Grandma is now tracking her data means that the […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2E7cDT2 on December 28, 2017 at 01:15PM Children in need of transplants, particularly very young children, need appropriately sized organs, which can come from deceased donors of similar age. But there are obstacles, including family consent: Despite removal of many obstacles, UK child organ donation rates remain low "Despite the removal […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2lbD2r6 on December 28, 2017 at 12:14PM The following originally appeared on The Upshot (copyright 2017, The New York Times Company). It is jointly authored by Aaron Carroll and Austin Frakt. Taiwan is proof that a country can make a swift and huge change to its health care system, even in the […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2C0WwJs on December 28, 2017 at 08:44AM Abstract The cost of generating a quality-adjusted life year (QALY) within a National Health Service provides an approximation of the average opportunity cost of funding decisions. This information can be used to inform a cost-effectiveness threshold. The aim of this paper is to estimate […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2zFWel5 on December 28, 2017 at 08:44AM Abstract The bundling of clinical expertise in centralised treatment centres is considered an effective intervention to improve quality and efficiency of acute stroke care. In 2010, 8 London Trusts were converted into Hyper Acute Stroke Units. The intention was to discontinue acute stroke services […]
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2zE8UJu on December 28, 2017 at 12:36AM This research brief summarizes the findings of a report on Los Angeles County’s Housing for Health program and its effects on county costs and on the physical and mental health of people experiencing homelessness.
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2CgBBRS on December 27, 2017 at 07:02PM By ROSEMARIE DAY The sweeping tax reform package recently signed into law will eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual mandate in 2019, which is projected to reduce the number of people covered by health insurance by 4 million in 2019 and 13 million in […]
from Value in Health at http://bit.ly/2BKrvW2 on December 27, 2017 at 06:46PM Publication date: Source:Value in Health Author(s): Niall J. Davison, Alexander J. Thompson, Alexander J. Turner, Louise Longworth, Kathleen McElhone, Christopher E.M. Griffiths, Katherine Payne
from The European Journal of Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2BKkSmG on December 27, 2017 at 04:54PM Abstract Background Provision of specialist rehabilitation services in North Yorkshire and Humberside may be suboptimal. Local commissioning bodies need to prioritise investments in health care, but previous studies provide limited evidence to inform the decision to expand existing services on […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2DWLsKK on December 27, 2017 at 01:15PM Chris Stewart, a horse-loving Republican congressman from Utah, writes in the NY Times: The Hard Truth About the West’s Wild Horse Problem "The federal government’s Wild Horse and Burro Program is broken, leaving thousands of animals to starve. The Bureau of Land Management says […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2zCgOTq on December 27, 2017 at 09:41AM Abstract Although choice experiments (CEs) are widely applied in economics to study choice behaviour, understanding of how individuals process attribute information remains limited. We show how eye-tracking methods can provide insight into how decisions are made. Participants completed a CE, while their eye movements […]
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2BXmzkY on December 27, 2017 at 06:40AM What were the top stories at the intersection of health and economics stories in 2017? Here is the Healthcare Economist’s take. Obamacare repeal. One of the top stories clearly must be the on-going debate around the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare). […]
from OHE News at http://bit.ly/2zy8mEH on December 26, 2017 at 08:17PM A new paper titled “Challenges in Valuing Temporary Health States for Economic Evaluation: A Review of Empirical Applications of the Chained Time Trade-Off Method” has been published in Value in Health.
from News at http://bit.ly/2zy8mEH on December 26, 2017 at 08:04PM A new paper titled “Challenges in Valuing Temporary Health States for Economic Evaluation: A Review of Empirical Applications of the Chained Time Trade-Off Method” has been published in Value in Health.
from Quality of Life Research at http://bit.ly/2kZozP5 on December 26, 2017 at 04:21PM Abstract Purpose A few studies have investigated the relationship between age at first childbirth and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study examined the relationship between age at first childbirth and HRQoL and whether parity mediates this timing of the first childbirth–HRQoL […]
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2zxNb5W on December 26, 2017 at 03:50PM By ANISH KOKA, MD A recent kerfuffle ensued when a CDC analyst leaked details of a meeting that noted a list of banned words and phrases that included ‘evidence-based’ and ‘science-based’. This most recent assault on reason from the Trump administration was lapped up by […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2lbWAux on December 26, 2017 at 02:01PM US life expectancy at birth declined for the second year in a row, by an estimated -0.1 years (-0.2 years for males, no change for females). When you use a small number to describe an event, it suggests that the consequences of the […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2pBt5YL on December 26, 2017 at 01:57PM It’s important to remember that people are complex. Teacher From Hudson Who Donated Kidney Busted For Drug PushingThe kidney donation saved his father’s life. "A Hudson County high school teacher involved in a kidney exchange that saved his father’s life was busted at his […]
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2laa8qw on December 26, 2017 at 07:18AM The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a federal program that provides matching funds to states in order for them to provide health insurance to children. The program was designed to cover uninsured children in families with incomes that are modest but too high to qualify for Medicaid. Currently, […]
from The European Journal of Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2C510f0 on December 26, 2017 at 06:54AM Abstract The well-established a priori probability of illness threshold in medical decision making, introduced by Pauker and Kassirer (N Engl J Med 293:229–234, 1975; N Engl J Med 302:1109–1117, 1980), involves the diagnostic risk only. We generalize the threshold analysis by […]
from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/2kTaTVL on December 25, 2017 at 12:24PM When diagnostic testing leads to harm: a new outcomes-based approach for laboratory medicine There are five causes of testing-related diagnostic error: An inappropriate test is orderedAn appropriate… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
from The Academic Health Economists’ Blo… at http://bit.ly/2ptfMJU on December 25, 2017 at 12:00PM 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 […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2kUBNwp on December 25, 2017 at 11:46AM I regularly see stories about kidney donation and kidney exchange: they’ve become so common that they are hardly news. But they are still very moving. For today, as some of you open your Christmas gifts, here are three recent ones. The first, from the […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2BKkM2B on December 24, 2017 at 01:52PM The November December Message from the ASTS President Jean Edmond refers to an auto accident involving the ambulance transporting a liver to be transplanted. "Our donor team, two fellows, a surgical resident, and a medical student were involved in a high speed car crash coming […]
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