from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2Rr0M85 on January 31, 2019 at 10:15PM RAND Multimedia 23 >What Are the Potential Impacts of Single-Payer Health Care? What Are the Potential Impacts of Single-Payer Health Care? Add to website or blog Copy and paste the selected text Controlling costs while improving health care access […]
from International Journal of Health Economics and Management at http://bit.ly/2HGmIfG on January 31, 2019 at 07:57PM Abstract During the 1990s and early 2000s many states expanded Medicaid eligibility for parents particularly after the 1996 welfare reform. At the same time, welfare reform also put in place policies that limited the eligibility of recent immigrants for […]
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2CXa8D7 on January 31, 2019 at 09:00PM Please see below some exciting news from the Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) on the release of the IVI-NSCLC Value Tool. The press release is below. IVI is excited to publish our Open-Source Value Platform (OSVP) model focusing on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) […]
from PeterUbel.com at http://bit.ly/2Tue7yl on January 31, 2019 at 05:25PM Tablet with the text Colonoscopy on the display photocredit: Getty Here’s what most medical experts agree on: People 50 and older should be screened for colon cancer. Here’s what is more controversial: Whether that screening should start, routinely, at age 45. Recently, the American Cancer […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2MIK979 on January 31, 2019 at 05:17PM The Kaiser Family Foundation’s recent survey on the much-discussed “Medicare for All” idea initially shows solid support, but further analysis suggests there may be some fundamental misunderstandings about what such a plan would entail, according to a column by New York […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2TkS3pr on January 31, 2019 at 04:17PM Anthem has decided to launch its in-house pharmacy benefit manager IngenioRx in the second quarter of this year, according to a Modern Healthcare report, which is about nine months earlier than originally planned. The insurance giant says it will end its […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2Sf8aIa on January 31, 2019 at 03:47PM A recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that a clear majority of Americans remain dissatisfied with actions taken by Congress and the Trump administration to curb drug prices, according to an article published in the American Journal of Managed […]
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2DKtcGz on January 31, 2019 at 03:38PM By REBECCA FOGG Back at their desks after the holidays, health care payers, providers and policymakers across the country are staring down their list of 2019 priorities, wondering which they can actually accomplish. Innovation to improve care quality and reduce costs will top many lists, […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2MGaeU4 on January 31, 2019 at 02:46PM DIA 2019 has released the program for its Global Annual Meeting slated to kick off June 23 in San Diego. The event this year brings to the table more than 250 sessions across 13 educational tracks. “Designed to drive insights into […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2MG3OVd on January 31, 2019 at 01:33PM Adventures in Computation explains a recent political discussion: Algorithmic Unfairness Without Any Bias Baked In"Discussion of (un)fairness in machine learning hit mainstream political discourse this week, when Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discussed the possibility of algorithmic bias, and was clumsily "called out" by Ryan Saavedra […]
from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/2RrgZtO on January 31, 2019 at 01:31PM New Law Enacts Recommendations of Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking In this era of “fake news” and hyper-partisanship, it’s easy to imagine that there is little appetite in government for the kinds of rigorous evidence produced by health services researchers. But a welcome recent development […]
from Health Economics Review at http://bit.ly/2Wxvoby on January 31, 2019 at 01:15PM This article investigates the causal links between health and employment status. To disentangle correlation from causality effects, the authors leverage a French panel survey to estimate a bivariate dynamic pr…
from Actualités at http://bit.ly/2S0C0R5 on January 31, 2019 at 01:11PM Le Journal de Gestion et d’Economie Médicales entreprend de se transformer de manière importante. Il est dorénavant composé de deux séries, une série économique et une série gestion, et sera prochainement rebaptisé Journal de Gestion et d’Economie de la Santé. Le Journal de Gestion et d’Economie de la Santé publie […]
from Actualités at http://bit.ly/2CZq6g0 on January 31, 2019 at 01:11PM L’équipe SHARE-France et le LEDa-Legos sont heureux de vous convier le 26 Mars 2019 à une journée scientifique dont le thème sera “Préserver la santé au cours de la vie : entre assurances et déterminants sociaux”. Retrouvez le programme détaillé en cliquant ICI
from OHE News at http://bit.ly/2RZ9DD6 on January 31, 2019 at 12:26PM OHE’s Koonal Shah and Oliver Rivero-Arias presented at a NICE Technical Forum on the topic of valuing health in children and adolescents.
from News at http://bit.ly/2RZ9DD6 on January 31, 2019 at 12:22PM OHE’s Koonal Shah and Oliver Rivero-Arias recently presented at a NICE Technical Forum on the topic of valuing health in children and adolescents. Economic evaluations of treatments for children have primarily used adult preferences when estimating health benefits using multi-attribute utility measures. Recent work has […]
from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/2HUsHOj on January 31, 2019 at 11:14AM High-performance medicine: the convergence of human and artificial intelligence If you want to know the current state of artificial intelligence in medicine, then Eric Topol review in Nature is the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, […]
from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/2HUsHOj on January 31, 2019 at 11:14AM High-performance medicine: the convergence of human and artificial intelligence If you want to know the current state of artificial intelligence in medicine, then Eric Topol review in Nature is the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, […]
from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/2HUsHOj on January 31, 2019 at 11:14AM High-performance medicine: the convergence of human and artificial intelligence If you want to know the current state of artificial intelligence in medicine, then Eric Topol review in Nature is the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, […]
from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/2HUsHOj on January 31, 2019 at 11:14AM High-performance medicine: the convergence of human and artificial intelligence If you want to know the current state of artificial intelligence in medicine, then Eric Topol review in Nature is the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, […]
from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/2HUsHOj on January 31, 2019 at 11:14AM High-performance medicine: the convergence of human and artificial intelligence If you want to know the current state of artificial intelligence in medicine, then Eric Topol review in Nature is the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2CSBSJ7 on January 31, 2019 at 10:06AM Publication date: Available online 31 January 2019 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Sanjay K. Mohanty, Basant K. Panda, Pijush Kanti Khan, Priyamadhaba Behera Abstract Increasing caesarean births is a global trends and of recent origin in India. Besides its utility and […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2RY5VcJ on January 31, 2019 at 10:06AM Publication date: Available online 30 January 2019 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Xiaodong Guan, Ye Tian, Jiafang Song, Dawei Zhu, Luwen Shi Abstract Background Irrational prescriptions of antibiotics have received significant international attention. In China, previous studies have described the impact […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2CUtHvN on January 31, 2019 at 10:06AM Publication date: Available online 30 January 2019 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Laura S. Richman, Alyssa Zucker Abstract Background Intersectionality is a powerful theoretical framework that is useful in describing the lived experiences of people with multiple marginalized statuses. By focusing […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2RWMnp2 on January 31, 2019 at 10:06AM Publication date: Available online 30 January 2019 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Jonathan Spiteri, Philip von Brockdorff Abstract The impact of economic growth on health outcomes has generated various conflicting results in recent years, particularly with the emergence of cardiovascular disease […]
from Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2RW8cFn on January 31, 2019 at 09:55AM Publication date: Available online 30 January 2019 Source: Health Policy Author(s): Yu-Ying Huang, Shou-Hsia Cheng Abstract Due to the increasing prevalence of multimorbidity, the percentage of heavy users of health care services increased rapidly. To contain inappropriate outpatient visits and improve better medication management […]
from Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR at http://bit.ly/2GaJCJU on January 31, 2019 at 07:00AM We’ve sneaked this month’s website of the month in on the very last day of the month, but it was well worth waiting for. HEDS very own Senior Research Fellow Colin Angus has pickedwww.datawrapper.de as a website you should […]
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2CV6A4i on January 31, 2019 at 02:16AM According to research by Leech et al. (2018), the answer may depend on whether or not you are black or white. Compared to the control group, “Black” auditors were less likely to be told an office was accepting new patients and were more likely […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2ShyfWO on January 30, 2019 at 10:34PM A recent article by Cato Research Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dieanira Erudaitius offers a brief summary on the Food and Drug Administration’s real-world evidence initiative. The agency’s program, she writes, would look to allow RWE in the review process of new indications […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2GgE6Fk on January 30, 2019 at 09:33PM A recent report by PWC’s Health Research Institute suggests that an international pricing index for Medicare Part B drugs, as proposed by the Trump administration, would put a significant dent in the revenue of pharmaceutical companies, Becker’s Hospital Review reports. PwC’s […]
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2HHrA4l on January 30, 2019 at 07:10PM FOR RELEASE WednesdayJanuary 30, 2019 Babies born after being exposed to opioids before birth are more likely to be delivered in regions of the U.S. with high rates of long-term unemployment and lower levels of mental health services, according […]
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2SaRvW7 on January 30, 2019 at 06:13PM What are the biggest health care policy issues facing the 116th Congress? RAND experts offer up insight on a variety of topics, including the opioid crisis, health care payment and delivery, veterans’ health issues, and more.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2HEUAJP on January 30, 2019 at 06:13PM Objective Young adult substance use is linked with the risk of substance use disorders (SUDs) later in adulthood. Marriage may be part of this pathway because of both selection effects (early substance use reducing marriage) and socialization effects (marriage […]
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2SeKYth on January 30, 2019 at 06:13PM This paper examines the relationship between maternal employment and infant health in the context of a large workfare program that explicitly prioritizes female participation, India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Using multiple estimation strategies including a triple difference strategy […]
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2HIQdxs on January 30, 2019 at 06:13PM Objectives To examine the effect of age on the likelihood of PIP of opioids and the effect of PIP on adverse outcomes. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Data from multiple state agencies in Massachusetts from 2011 to 2015. Participants […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2TmhyXJ on January 30, 2019 at 06:02PM Dave Lennon, president of AveXis, a Novartis company, says alternative payment models offer a way to ease some of the existing pricing pressure because “we find a mechanism to give value back.” Lennon made the comments during Phacilitate this month in […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2sWsmAk on January 30, 2019 at 05:32PM The American Foundation of Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) is accepting applications for its Gateway to Research Scholarship, the organization announced. According to a press release, the scholarship is for pharmacy students enrolled in an ACPE-accredited pharmacy school. “The primary goal of the […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2DIiVuq on January 30, 2019 at 05:02PM Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Mark McClellan said during a recent panel hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center that the health care industry still has a key, fundamental issue that must be resolved before significant strides toward value-based models […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2MGIxKZ on January 30, 2019 at 04:32PM Biotech and pharmaceutical companies must make a more concerted effort toward understanding and implementing real-world studies, an approach recently supported by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, IQVIA Chief Science Officer Nancy Dreyer writes in a recent opinion piece published […]
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2WvjoaD on January 30, 2019 at 04:27PM On Episode 67 of Health in 2 Point 00, Jess is appalled at the CDC’s salmonella warning for hedgehogs. But in other news, Jess asks me about uBiome, which has raised over $100 million, laying off over 50 people; Planned Parenthood’s new chatbot that helps […]
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