from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2J5PQcO on March 31, 2018 at 06:28PM The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) on Friday announced plans to launch the first phase a new program which aims to bolster transparency in the institute’s drug assessment review process. According to a press release, ICER “will work with […]

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2H148ef on March 31, 2018 at 05:28PM Former CVS Health executive Daniel Best and Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir have been appointed to new HHS positions created to help combat the opioid epidemic. According to a Fierce Healthcare report, Best will […]

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2IfLE9q on March 31, 2018 at 04:58PM Humana’s shares posted a 12 percent rise in after-hours trading following news of a potential merger with Walmart, which saw a one percent drop. The deal would become the latest in a series of mega deals to shake up the health […]

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2GoB3Z5 on March 31, 2018 at 02:05PM This post is part of a series in which I’m dedicating a month to learning about periods in history this year. The full schedule can be found here. This is month two. (tl;dr at the bottom of this post) Let’s get one thing out of the […]

from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2pTO9rf on March 31, 2018 at 01:32PM In late February I took part in a panel discussion about Science in Society, at the Exploratorium. Below is a photo, and the video of the discussion (about half an hour–the introductions go ’til 8:50, and the panel starts then). On stage: Moira Gunn, […]

from THCB at http://bit.ly/2E8OaM6 on March 31, 2018 at 01:08AM By JASON CHUNG This week MyFitnessPal announced that it had suffered a massive security breach which exposed or compromised 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts. Data that is affected included usernames, email addresses and hashed passwords. Luckily for those affected, the company claims that the affected data […]

from THCB at http://bit.ly/2E8bzx0 on March 30, 2018 at 07:56PM By DAVID INTROCASO In late January the Trump administration proposed a Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) regulation that would legally protect any health care worker who refuses to provide care directly or indirectly to any individual by claiming a religious, moral or conscientious […]

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2J7kpz8 on March 30, 2018 at 05:47PM Walmart is reportedly in early talks to buy Humana Inc., according to a Wall Street Journal article citing unidentified sources. The acquisition would be the latest mega deal to shake the health care market, and would “mark a dramatic shift for […]

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2pTDonV on March 30, 2018 at 05:47PM While the pharmaceutical industry gains a brunt of the blame for high drug prices, pharmacy benefit managers tend to remain mostly out of the spotlight. Sander Flaum, Flaum Navigators principal, shifts that spotlight in an article published Thursday on Medical Marketing […]

from Brookings: Topics – Health at https://brook.gs/2GJfYfl on March 30, 2018 at 05:13PM By Fred Dews, Louise Sheiner Senior Fellow Louise Scheiner discusses demographic shifts in the United States and the long term effects an aging population will have on the federal budget. http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6425999/height/360/width/640/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/no-cache/true/ Also in this episode, Molly Reynolds on the recently-passed omnibus spending bill […]

from Brookings: Topics – Health at https://brook.gs/2GJfYfl on March 30, 2018 at 05:07PM By Fred Dews, Louise Sheiner Senior Fellow Louise Scheiner discusses demographic shifts in the United States and the long term effects an aging population will have on the federal budget. http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6425999/height/360/width/640/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/no-cache/true/ Also in this episode, Molly Reynolds on the recently-passed omnibus spending bill […]

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2GFFQJ3 on March 30, 2018 at 04:47PM PhRMA’s Saumil Pandya and Emily Donaldson say in an article published Thursday that advance price notification, a proposal gaining traction across the country to boost drug pricing transparency, will likely do little to help its cause. The authors say proponents “fail […]

from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2uzrsx6 on March 30, 2018 at 01:54PM An Orange County Register op-ed discusses a likely referendum to control dialysis costs, and some better proposals… How to help the 18,000 Californians who need kidney transplantsBy KURT SCHULER and MARC JOFFE "The Kidney Dialysis Patient Protection Act, which is likely to appear on […]

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2GlKjgt on March 30, 2018 at 01:51PM The Global Digital Health Partnership comes to the US: What can we learn from leading digital health thought leaders? Why is the Global Digital Health Partnership important for populations globally? As countries around the world face the challenges of designing systems and delivering services […]

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2pQMrXy on March 30, 2018 at 01:51PM Omnibus Legislation for FY2018 Improves Funding for Health Research, Including the First Increase for AHRQ in Nine Years The FY2018 omnibus spending package passed yesterday in the House and Senate, and signed by the President this afternoon, offers important and much needed funding to support […]

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2IjIyBk on March 30, 2018 at 01:51PM New Documentary Looks at Patient Safety, with an Eye on AHRQ My father, Dr. John M. Eisenberg’s career in medicine, both as a physician and a policy maker, seemed to inspire a generation of dedicated individuals eager to make a difference in the quality […]

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2pQkr67 on March 30, 2018 at 01:51PM Creating Space for Increased Collaboration and Conversation on Interoperability While there is growing recognition that our health is affected by much more than what happens within the health care system, collaboration between the health care system and other sectors remains a challenge. AcademyHealth has […]

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2Id0LQP on March 30, 2018 at 01:51PM Capturing the Impact of Research on Policy: Lessons from an AcademyHealth Pilot Project At AcademyHealth, we’re committed to working with our members and the field to support the production and use of rigorous, timely evidence. From advancing the latest methods and data to brokering […]

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2pRjKK7 on March 30, 2018 at 01:51PM Breaking through the hype in health care: What can machine learning really do for your patients? There is a lot of hype centered on machine learning in health care today. With new headlines and speculations hitting the news daily, health care leaders are asking […]

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2IgKYjV on March 30, 2018 at 01:51PM AcademyHealth Statement on President’s FY19 Budget Request As released today, the President’s budget request proposes significant and, we believe, unacceptable changes to the nation’s scientific enterprise. AcademyHealth has serious concerns about the reorganization and reductions outlined in the request, including proposals to cut spending […]

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2pQRtmK on March 30, 2018 at 01:51PM Health Policy in 2018: Experts Tout State Innovation, Progress on Social Determinants, and Highlight Importance of Evidence in Policymaking Featuring perspectives from a host of speakers reflecting a wealth of experience in health policy implementation and assessment – from the U.S. Surgeon General and […]

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2GlKcBz on March 30, 2018 at 01:51PM No Time to Rest For Those Producing and Using Evidence to Improve Health and Health Care For 18 years, the National Health Policy Conference has been the first conference to look at the health policy year ahead of us –considering the people, policies and […]

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2J39J4m on March 30, 2018 at 01:51PM New Research to Examine Markets, Medicaid and More With the New Year well underway, a range of health and health care issues remain top-of-mind for policymakers, health system leaders, and other stakeholders across the country. The opioid crisis and prescription drug costs, for example, […]

from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2E3awP7 on March 30, 2018 at 06:09AM An interest Health Affairs blog post on outcomes-based pricing from Daniel M. Blumenthal Samuel Nussbaum Neil J. Weissman and Mark Linthicum. Insurers are increasingly tying health service payments to clinical outcomes to improve care value and quality. Outcomes-based pricing—setting treatment reimbursements to reflect their prospectively determined value […]

from Brookings: Topics – Health at https://brook.gs/2E3wW2P on March 29, 2018 at 05:09PM By Niam Yaraghi In recent years, online reviews have become more popular than ever, and reviews for physicians and medical providers are no exception. Ratings of healthcare providers are growing in importance and popularity both in the US and around the world. […]

from Brookings: Topics – Health at https://brook.gs/2E3wW2P on March 29, 2018 at 05:04PM By Niam Yaraghi In recent years, online reviews have become more popular than ever, and reviews for physicians and medical providers are no exception. Ratings of healthcare providers are growing in importance and popularity both in the US and around the world. […]

from feed/http://bit.ly/1sYYZLQ at http://bit.ly/2pQftWx on March 29, 2018 at 04:27PM A recent issue of Value in Health contains the ISPOR Special Task Force Report on US Value Assessment Frameworks. In this blog post, we summarise the Task Force Report and pick up key points made in the various response articles. We also highlight further OHE […]

from OHE News at http://bit.ly/2pQftWx on March 29, 2018 at 03:51PM A recent issue of Value in Health contains the ISPOR Special Task Force Report on US Value Assessment Frameworks. In this blog post, we summarise the Task Force Report and pick up key points made in the various response articles. We also highlight further […]

from THCB at http://bit.ly/2pPAj8l on March 29, 2018 at 03:19PM By BAILEY FITZGERALD, MD “It’s a terrible way to die” The oncology fellow told me bluntly as we walked to the room. “There is nothing okay about this.” Knocking on the open door, we entered his room. The blinds were raised to reveal a stunning […]

from News at http://bit.ly/2pQftWx on March 29, 2018 at 02:45PM A recent issue of Value in Health contains the ISPOR Special Task Force Report on US Value Assessment Frameworks. In this blog post, we summarise the Task Force Report and pick up key points made in the various response articles. We also highlight further OHE […]

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2pNYFjx on March 29, 2018 at 01:37PM I’m going to spend April learning about the history of The Revolutionary War. You’ve already given me some great ideas. I want to post them here, so you can help me prioritize what to read. If you think I’m missing something, please go tell me. […]

from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2GRytf7 on March 29, 2018 at 01:34PM The WSJ updates us on early admissions (they continue to be a big deal): The Decision That Hurts Your Chances of Getting Into HarvardDartmouth College expects early-decision admits to make up nearly half its first-year class in the fall "The admission rate for early-round candidates, […]

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2uvfRiK on March 29, 2018 at 12:01PM The following originally appeared on The Upshot (copyright 2018, The New York Times Company). The endless array of diets that claim to help you shed pounds tend to fall into two camps: low fat or low carbohydrate. Some companies even claim that genetics can tell […]

from Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR at http://bit.ly/2J2rQaD on March 29, 2018 at 07:30AM Dr Pete Dodd of HEDS is part of a new EUR 12.9 million project, measuring the impact of a combination TB and HIV intervention when delivered to the entire population of 14 urban, high prevalence communities in South Africa […]

from The Academic Health Economists’ Blo… at http://bit.ly/2E3NYh2 on March 29, 2018 at 07:00AM Over at the CLAHRC West Midlands blog, Richard Lilford (my boss, I should hasten to add!) writes about the difficulties with the economic evaluation of IVF. The post notes that there are a number of issues that “are not generally considered […]