from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2GOG3eg on December 31, 2018 at 08:14PM Here’s a brief summary of some leading thinkers thoughts about what to expect in 2019 in health. Have a health and happy New Year! Cleveland Clinic top 10 innovations of 2019. BBC gives 6 things to look out for in health in the UK […]
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2EWgWDM on December 31, 2018 at 03:36PM By CLAUDIA WILLIAMS Amazon has transformed the way we read books, shop online, host websites, do cloud computing, and watch TV. Can they apply their successes in all these other areas to healthcare? Just last week, Amazon announced Comprehend Medical, machine learning software that digitizes […]
from Applied Health Economics and Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2CI4RjO on December 31, 2018 at 03:03PM Abstract Background High adiposity is associated with higher risks for a variety of adverse health outcomes, including higher rates of age-adjusted mortality and increased morbidity. This has important implications for the management of healthcare systems, since the endocrinal, cardiometabolic and […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2TkgMKa on December 31, 2018 at 11:23AM We study patient choice of healthcare provider based on both objective and subjective quality measures in the context of maternal care hospital services in Germany. Objective measures are obtained from publicly reported clinical indicators, while subjective measures are based on satisfaction scores from a […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2CIfX8I on December 31, 2018 at 11:23AM There are two primary treatment alternatives available to those with mild to moderate depression or anxiety: psychotherapy and medication. The medical literature and our analysis suggests that in many cases psychotherapy, or a combination of therapy and medication, is more curative than medication alone. […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2TlM0AW on December 31, 2018 at 11:23AM An emerging literature finds that childhood exposure to adverse events determines adult outcomes and behavior. We extend this research to understand the influence of witnessing a sibling death as a child on subsequent educational and fertility outcomes in Indonesia. Using panel data and a […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2CI1sl2 on December 31, 2018 at 11:23AM Several country-level studies, including a prominent one for the United States, have identified long-term effects of in-utero exposure to the 1918 influenza pandemic (also known as the Spanish Flu) on economic outcomes in adulthood. In-utero conditions are theoretically linked to adult health and socioeconomic […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2TkgL94 on December 31, 2018 at 11:23AM The Netherlands is one of the few countries that offer generous universal coverage of long-term care (LTC). Does this ensure that the Dutch elderly with similar care needs receive similar LTC, irrespective of their income? In contrast with previous studies of inequity in care […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2CI1jhu on December 31, 2018 at 11:23AM Objective: The objective is to systematically review the literature on economic evaluations of the interventions for the management of dementia and Alzheimer patients in home, hospital or institutional care. Methods: A systematic search of published economic evaluation studies in English was conducted using specified […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2ThNax9 on December 31, 2018 at 11:23AM Using two hundred years of national and Massachusetts data on medical care and health, we examine how central medical care is to life expectancy gains. While common theories about medical care cost growth stress growing demand, our analysis highlights the importance of supply side […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2CI14TC on December 31, 2018 at 11:23AM I investigate whether the types of cancer (breast, colon, lung, etc.) subject to greater penetration of new ideas had larger subsequent survival gains and mortality reductions, controlling for changing incidence. I use the MEDLINE/PubMED database, which contains more than 23 million references to journal […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2Ti39eH on December 31, 2018 at 11:23AM In this paper we investigate the nature of the contracts between a large health-care purchaser and health service providers in a prospective payment system. We model theoretically the interaction between patients choice and cream-skimming by hospitals. We test the model using a very large […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2CH45nr on December 31, 2018 at 11:23AM The empirical evidence of a non-monotone relation between income and obesity is not well explained. We build a theoretical model combining income inequality and social comparisons to explain the link between income and obesity and study tax policy implications for fighting obesity. We assume […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2Tf3bDS on December 31, 2018 at 11:23AM In the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of death from infectious disease in the United States fell precipitously. Although this decline is well-known and well-documented, there is surprisingly little evidence about whether it took place uniformly across the regions of the […]
from The Academic Health Economists’ Blo… at http://bit.ly/2EZ6wDb on December 31, 2018 at 12:24PM 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/2VlgtRp on December 31, 2018 at 11:00AM Another year has passed, and I noted the passing in 2018 of several economists whose work has been important to market design. Thursday, August 30, 2018 James Mirrlees 1936-2018 Thursday, August 23, 2018 Martin Shubik, 1926-2018 Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Martine Quinzii, RIP It appears that I […]
from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/2RqvYIt on December 31, 2018 at 10:56AM When All Else Fails: THE ETHICS OF RESISTANCE TO STATE INJUSTICE The economist Albert O. Hirschman famously argued that citizens of democracies have only three possible responses to injustice or… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, […]
from PharmacoEconomics at http://bit.ly/2EYQ2ez on December 31, 2018 at 03:33AM Abstract Background Heart failure (HF) is a well-recognized public health concern and imposes high economic and societal costs. Decision analytic models exist for evaluating the economic ramifications associated with HF. Despite this, studies that appraise these modelling approaches for augmenting best-practice decisions remain scarce. Objective […]
from The European Journal of Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2EWQiLV on December 31, 2018 at 02:21AM Abstract Previous research has shown that demographics, beliefs, and self-reported own health influence TTO values. Our hypothesis is that attitudes towards length and quality of life influence TTO values, but should no longer affect a set of related choices that […]
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2EVGKQh on December 30, 2018 at 11:32PM The 21st Century Cures Act, enacted December 2016, mandated that the FDA consider how to use real-world evidence (RWE) to bring innovative treatments to market faster. To meet this statutory requirement, the FDA has provided guidance outlining its policies for using RWE to support […]
from Value in Health at http://bit.ly/2BOp8CF on December 30, 2018 at 01:27PM Publication date: Available online 29 December 2018 Source: Value in Health Author(s): Elizabeth F. Franklin, Helen M. Nichols, Ellyn Charap, Joanne S. Buzaglo, Alexandra K. Zaleta, Linda House Abstract Objectives Healthcare expenditures in the United States continue to grow; to control costs, there […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2AlXb5c on December 30, 2018 at 11:51AM Publication date: Available online 29 December 2018 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Randall S. Jorgensen Abstract Das (2018) presents a critique of the loneliness literature in terms of design (viz., small samples and the existence of only one longitudinal study) and […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2Q8KNL6 on December 30, 2018 at 11:11AM The Guardian breaks the news:Rare whisky market flooded with fakes, says dealerLab tests found 21 out of 55 bottles of allegedly vintage scotch were counterfeit "Simpson said it was not yet clear what systematic checks would work since the only accurate way of testing […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2ETOQcZ on December 29, 2018 at 12:20PM Quartz posts a list: Twelve leading economists on the research that shaped our world in 2018
from Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2EVqEqD on December 29, 2018 at 11:54AM Publication date: Available online 28 December 2018 Source: Health Policy Author(s): M. Maeda, H. Fukuda, S. Shimizu, T. Ishizaki Abstract Objective To explore the differences in mean treatment costs between home-based care and hospital-based care in enteral nutrition patients in Japan. Methods Using claims […]
from PeterUbel.com at http://bit.ly/2EW21u6 on December 28, 2018 at 05:32PM photocredit: Getty Sometimes it is hard for hospitals to provide expensive care to poor patients. When a low-income patient needs $20,000 of chemotherapy, a hospital loses money if that patient cannot pay for the medicine, or pays through Medicaid, with its relatively stingy reimbursement. Fortunately, […]
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2EPay0S on December 28, 2018 at 04:04PM By HANS DUVEFELT MD Healthcare is on a different trajectory from most other businesses today. It’s a little hard to understand why. In business, mass market products and services have always competed on price or perceived quality. Think Walmart or Mercedes-Benz, even the Model T […]
from Brookings: Topics – Health at https://brook.gs/2LB1Epn on December 28, 2018 at 03:46PM By Matthew Fiedler In late October, the Trump Administration released a proposed rule that would permit employers to subsidize their employees’ purchase of individual market health insurance coverage via health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). Under current law and regulations, employers are generally barred […]
from Brookings: Topics – Health at https://brook.gs/2LB1Epn on December 28, 2018 at 02:21PM By Matthew Fiedler In late October, the Trump Administration released a proposed rule that would permit employers to subsidize their employees’ purchase of individual market health insurance coverage via health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). Under current law and regulations, employers are generally barred […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2LHW0BS on December 28, 2018 at 11:56AM In Barcelona, in February:Computational and Experimental EconomicsCall for papers "The workshop will run for 2 days and will take place on June 10-11, 2019 in Barcelona. In this two days’ workshop we want to bring together researchers working in two quite separate fields, computational […]
from Journal of Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2EUcAhh on December 28, 2018 at 11:45AM Publication date: Available online 27 December 2018 Source: Journal of Health Economics Author(s): Arthur E. Attema, Olivier l’Haridon, Gijs van de Kuilen Abstract We investigate univariate and multivariate risk preferences for health (longevity) and wealth. We measure attitudes toward correlation and attitudes […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2EPd0Vk on December 28, 2018 at 10:57AM Publication date: Available online 27 December 2018 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): NaHyun Kim, Jin Young Sung, Joo Yeon Park, In Deok Kong, Tonda L. Hughes, Dae-Kwang Kim Abstract Internet gaming addiction (IGA) has been associated with many negative health outcomes, […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2EWbYre on December 28, 2018 at 10:57AM Publication date: Available online 27 December 2018 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Kristine M. Molina, Mayra L. Estrella, Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, Vanessa L. Malcarne, Maria M. Llabre, Carmen R. Isasi, India J. Ornelas, Krista M. Perreira, Frank J. Penedo, Elizabeth Brondolo, Linda […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2ETIKcC on December 28, 2018 at 05:03AM Abstract Reimbursement of English mental health hospitals is moving away from block contracts and towards activity and outcome‐based payments. Under the new model, patients are categorised into 20 groups with similar levels of need, called clusters, to which prices may be assigned prospectively. Clinicians, […]
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2At8Pf1 on December 27, 2018 at 10:39PM This study aims to provide a systematic compilation of existing measures of self-efficacy developed specifically for use in cancer patients and provide descriptions and comparative evaluations of the character…
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2So1MuZ on December 27, 2018 at 10:39PM The isotemporal substitution (IS) approach can be used to assess the effect of replacing one activity with the equal duration of another activity on relevant outcomes. This study examined the associations of o…
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2RftRY0 on December 27, 2018 at 10:15PM Local health departments report improved capacities when using the Getting to Outcomes approach.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2Sqj1vI on December 27, 2018 at 08:14PM This paper provides guidance to researchers on how to systematically involve stakeholder groups in their research, how to identify which stakeholders to involve, what roles they should play, and which modes of engagement are optimal.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2GHbozj on December 27, 2018 at 07:11PM The options analyzed would increase individual market enrollment by 400,000 to 3.2 million in 2020. Net increases in total enrollment (300,000 to 2.4 million) are smaller because of offsetting decreases in employer-sponsored insurance.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2Rp5hUM on December 27, 2018 at 07:11PM Disparities in substance use and disorders were most pronounced in young adulthood for gay/lesbian individuals and mid-adulthood for bisexual men; bisexual women uniquely experienced disparities across all ages. Minority stress experiences may vary with respect to gender, age/cohort, and […]
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