Celgene’s Bagger Named NPC Board Chair

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2QomaOP on November 30, 2018 at 08:33PM Celgene Corp. Corporate Affairs and Market Access Executive Vice President Richard Bagger has been named to that National Pharmaceutical Council’s board of directors, and will serve as chair of the board for 2018-2019. Bagger, who has served with Celgene since 2012, […]

Former FDA Chief Califf Talks RWD, RWE

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2DTfdhY on November 30, 2018 at 08:03PM Robert Califf, People-Centered Research Foundation board chair and former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, recently discussed the benefits of using real-world evidence with real-world data garnered from electronic health records. “Part of the way the system of research worked before electronic […]

Corrigendum to ‘Current and past depressive symptoms and contraceptive effectiveness level method selected among women seeking reproductive health services’ Social Science and Medicine 2018214: 20-25

from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2AFN5vI on November 30, 2018 at 03:21PM Publication date: Available online 30 November 2018 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): J.R. Steinberg, N.E. Adler, K.M. Thompson, C. Westhoff, C.C. Harper

Adding interactions to models of intersectional health inequalities: Comparing multilevel and conventional methods

from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2U0BOi8 on November 30, 2018 at 03:21PM Publication date: Available online 29 November 2018 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Clare R. Evans Abstract Examining health inequalities intersectionally is gaining in popularity and recent quantitative innovations, such as the development of intersectional multilevel methods, have enabled researchers to expand […]

Using a Stated Preference Discrete Choice Experiment to Assess Societal Value from the Perspective of Decision-Makers in Europe. Does it work for Rare Diseases?

from Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2DQzCUV on November 30, 2018 at 03:16PM Publication date: Available online 29 November 2018 Source: Health Policy Author(s): J. López-Bastida, J.M. Ramos-Goñi, I. Aranda-Reneo, M. Trapero-Bertran, P. Kanavos, B. Rodriguez Martin Abstract Objectives To pilot the feasibility of using a discrete choice experiment (DCE) design to investigate individual preferences from the […]

Friday Links

from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2reum60 on November 30, 2018 at 06:31AM Similarities between health care and military contracting. Career cold start algorithm. Legalize pay toilets. Case against charitable giving. Drug overdoses killed how many Americans in 2017?

Friday Links

from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2reum60 on November 30, 2018 at 06:31AM Similarities between health care and military contracting. Career cold start algorithm. Legalize pay toilets. Case against charitable giving. Drug overdoses killed how many Americans in 2017?

Friday Links

from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2reum60 on November 30, 2018 at 06:31AM Similarities between health care and military contracting. Career cold start algorithm. Legalize pay toilets. Case against charitable giving. Drug overdoses killed how many Americans in 2017?

Friday Links

from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2reum60 on November 30, 2018 at 06:31AM Similarities between health care and military contracting. Career cold start algorithm. Legalize pay toilets. Case against charitable giving. Drug overdoses killed how many Americans in 2017?

Friday Links

from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2reum60 on November 30, 2018 at 06:31AM Similarities between health care and military contracting. Career cold start algorithm. Legalize pay toilets. Case against charitable giving. Drug overdoses killed how many Americans in 2017?

The EQ-5D-5L tariff for England

from Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR at http://bit.ly/2Sl0z6Z on November 30, 2018 at 06:00AM The Economic Evaluation Policy Research Unit (EEPRU) was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to undertake a review of the EQ-5D-5L value set for England which was published earlier this year in Health Economics.  […]

Measuring Public Preferences for Health Outcomes and Expenditures in a Context of Healthcare Resource Re-Allocation

from PharmacoEconomics at http://bit.ly/2BFISd0 on November 30, 2018 at 03:09AM Abstract Background The final outcome of any resource allocation decision in healthcare cannot be determined in advance. Thus, decision makers, in deciding which new program to implement (or not), need to accommodate the uncertainty of different potential outcomes (i.e., change in both health and costs) […]

Australian women’s cervical cancer screening attendance as a function of screening barriers and facilitators

from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2E3Va1a on November 29, 2018 at 03:09PM Publication date: Available online 28 November 2018 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Rhonda Frances Brown, Tanya Rebecca Muller, Anna Olsen Abstract Rationale Cervical cancer screening registry data indicate that 43% of eligible Australian women did not screen in the latest reporting […]

Consumers are Dishing On Healthcare Experiences—Be Part of the Conversation

from THCB at http://bit.ly/2E2mdKr on November 29, 2018 at 03:04PM By KARYN MULLINS  Consumers aren’t taking their healthcare providers’ words for it anymore. They’re taking charge and leading a digital revolution where individuals have the power to make their own educated decisions about care. According to the Healthcare Consumer Insight & Digital Engagement report by Binary […]

Real-world Cost-effectiveness of Drug-eluting Stents vs. Bare-metal Stents for Coronary Heart Disease – A Five-year Follow-up Study

from Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2FX8sP0 on November 29, 2018 at 02:57PM Publication date: Available online 28 November 2018 Source: Health Policy Author(s): Hao-Min Cheng, Ling-Jan Chiou, Tzu-Ching Chen, Shih-Hsien Sung, Chen-Huan Chen, Hui-Chu Lang Abstract Objective To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using drugeluting stents (DES) compared to bare-metal stents (BMS) for coronary heart disease (CHD). […]

The unintended effects of place based programs: Fertility and health effects of urban empowerment zones

from Journal of Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2P9d97E on November 29, 2018 at 02:16PM Publication date: Available online 29 November 2018 Source: Journal of Health Economics Author(s): Daniel Grossman Abstract Whether place-based welfare programs affect fertility and health outcomes is an understudied question. I estimate the health impacts of the Empowerment Zone (EZ) program—a federal program […]

The Trump administration side-stepped rulemaking processes on the ACA’s State Innovation Waivers—and it could make their new section 1332 guidance invalid

from Brookings: Topics – Health at https://brook.gs/2SkgzX6 on November 28, 2018 at 08:40PM By Christen Linke Young Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act allows states to seek a waiver of various ACA requirements if the state can demonstrate that its proposal would not reduce the number of people covered or the affordability or comprehensiveness […]

The Trump administration side-stepped rulemaking processes on the ACA’s State Innovation Waivers—and it could make their new section 1332 guidance invalid

from Brookings: Topics – Health at https://brook.gs/2SkgzX6 on November 28, 2018 at 07:58PM By Christen Linke Young Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act allows states to seek a waiver of various ACA requirements if the state can demonstrate that its proposal would not reduce the number of people covered or the affordability or comprehensiveness […]