from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2YpXa9P on July 29, 2019 at 10:11AM Stemming from the belief that the key barrier to achieving high-quality and low-cost health care is the deficiency of information and medical knowledge among patients, an enormous number of health policies are focused on patient education. In this paper, we attempt to place an […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2YsnK21 on July 29, 2019 at 10:11AM Ordeals are burdens placed on individuals that yield no direct benefits to others. They represent a dead-weight loss. Ordeals – the most common being waiting time – play a prominent role in health care. Their goal is to direct scarce resources to recipients receiving […]
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2K1VIqf on July 29, 2019 at 10:11AM Spending by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) on independent healthcare treatment has been increased in recent years and is predicted to sustain its upward trend with the forecast of population growth. Some have viewed this increase as an attempt not to expand the […]
from ASHEcon at http://bit.ly/2ZhT0Sv on July 29, 2019 at 11:04AM Forrest D. McKerley Professorship in Health Economics The University of New Hampshire’s flagship campus invites nominations and letters of application for the appointment of the Forrest D. McKerley Professorship in Health Economics beginning in Fall 2020. The Chair is a joint appointment […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2YbsgXj on July 29, 2019 at 10:52AM Publication date: Available online 29 July 2019 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Timothy Callaghan, Matthew Motta, Steven Sylvester, Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Christine Crudo Blackburn Abstract Objective The study of vaccine hesitancy identifies parental decisions to delay childhood vaccinations as an important […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2OsVDQs on July 29, 2019 at 10:52AM Publication date: Available online 29 July 2019 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Attila Bruni, Francesco Miele, Enrico Maria Piras Abstract In recent decades, longer life expectancy, the consequent greater number of patients with often concurrent diseases, and the need of healthcare […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/310ZHZK on July 29, 2019 at 09:46AM … 2019, Businesswire.com published: “ICON Awarded Clinical Research Team of the Year and Best in Health Economics and Outcomes Research …
from Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR at http://bit.ly/2ZdMMDc on July 29, 2019 at 08:00AM HEDS Research Fellow Sue Harnan has led a study with significant implications for the treatment of breast cancer. The study found varying levels of accuracy in tests used to decide which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy. […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2K1qf7u on July 29, 2019 at 07:43AM Philipson, a health economist at the Harris School of Public Policy, has praised Trump’s tax cuts and deregulatory agenda, and advocates for …
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2KdXMdH on July 29, 2019 at 07:40AM Maybe so according to Arnold Kling’s askblog, who argues that annuities are not very helpful for many people. Economists think that old people who do not annuitize their wealth are dumb. I decided a long time ago that it is the economists who are […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2ykRKT2 on July 29, 2019 at 06:32AM … 2Center for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA), McMaster University, Hamilton ON, Canada; 3Programs for Assessment of Technology …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2MsOWLw on July 29, 2019 at 03:25AM … Clinical Research Team of the Year and Best in Health Economics and Outcomes Research – Business Wire” published on May 13, 2019, Finance.
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2OoObGa on July 28, 2019 at 06:59PM Health economist Stephen Duckett, co-author of the Grattan Institute report, said the public’s perception that premium increases were simply a result of …
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/30Z9XS7 on July 28, 2019 at 01:11PM I’ve blogged before about selection of sperm donors, but here’s a story from the NY Times about the selection of sperm itself: Tinder for Sperm: Even in the Petri Dish, Looks and Athleticism Are PrizedWhat makes one sperm cell — a blob of DNA […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2Gy5oGK on July 28, 2019 at 11:22AM Publication date: Available online 27 July 2019 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Luke Parry, Claudia Radel, Susana B. Adamo, Nigel Clark, Miriam Counterman, Nadia Flores-Yeffal, Diego Pons, Paty Romero-Lankao, Jason Vargo Abstract This paper scrutinizes the assertion that knowledge gaps concerning […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2LLCFlU on July 28, 2019 at 02:56AM Drawing on her experience as a social sector specialist at the Asian Development Bank in Manila, and her training as a health economist at the …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2MjbgY1 on July 28, 2019 at 02:19AM Dr Marisa Miraldo, co-author and Associate Professor of Health Economics from Imperial College Business School, said: “The financial sustainability …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2yeAf6K on July 28, 2019 at 02:19AM We are seeking an SME health economics evaluator. This role is part of the Health Matters and as such is ERDF part funded. LCR Health Matters will …
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2ygdMGj on July 27, 2019 at 08:24PM Following a Friday hearing on drug prices and their impact on patients, Rep. Elijah Cummings, House Oversight and Reform Committee chairman, announced plans for a hearing in which pharmaceutical executives would be called to testify on prices, The Hill reports. “I […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2On9Gam on July 27, 2019 at 07:54PM After going to a hospital in Plains, Montana, trainer Sovereign Valentine discovered his kidney was failing, a diagnosis which would ultimately leave him with a $540,842 bill for dialysis. According to a Kaiser Health News report, Valentine’s insurer covered only $16,241 […]
from Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2OnfL6v on July 27, 2019 at 04:39PM Publication date: Available online 26 July 2019 Source: Health Policy Author(s): James Nobles, Alex Christensen, Matthew Butler, Duncan Radley, Katie Pickering, Joanna Saunders, Carol Weir, Pinki Sahota, Paul Gately Abstract Local government organisations (LAs) have a major role in the prevention and treatment of […]
from Value in Health at http://bit.ly/32X8qOc on July 27, 2019 at 02:30PM Publication date: Available online 27 July 2019 Source: Value in Health Author(s): Elizabeth R. Stevens, Eric Roberts, Heather Carman Kuczynski, Bernadette Boden-Albala Abstract Background Less than 25% of stroke patients arrive to an emergency department within the 3-hour treatment window. Objective We evaluated […]
from Value in Health at http://bit.ly/2Zeli0r on July 27, 2019 at 02:30PM Publication date: Available online 27 July 2019 Source: Value in Health Author(s): Eliza Lai-yi Wong, Annie Wai-ling Cheung, Amy Yuen-kwan Wong, Richard Huan Xu, Juan M. Ramos-Goñi, Oliver Rivero-Arias Abstract Objectives To establish a normative profile of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for […]
from Value in Health at http://bit.ly/32THI9j on July 27, 2019 at 02:30PM Publication date: Available online 27 July 2019 Source: Value in Health Author(s): Charles E. Phelps
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2LJkT2M on July 27, 2019 at 01:05PM A look into a possible future, from the December 2019 issue of the Latin American Economic Review: An analysis of economic incentives to encourage organ donation: evidence from ChileParada-Contzen, M. & Vásquez-Lavín, F. Lat Am Econ Rev (2019) 28: 6. http://bit.ly/2K79xCC AbstractWe perform a […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/32TnNr5 on July 27, 2019 at 07:51AM “It puts doubts in the insurers’ minds as to whether it’s worth it to keep these treatments,” says Fleur Chandler, a health economist with patient …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2K6pxVl on July 27, 2019 at 07:51AM Vivian Ho, a Rice University health economist, suggested Ben Taub’s recent deaths shouldn’t come as a surprise. “Harris Health is in a tough situation …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2OmKvoq on July 27, 2019 at 07:26AM Lt Col Bostic also disclosed that Cabinet had given approval for the Ministry to contract the services of the Health Economics Unit of the University of …
from PharmacoEconomics at http://bit.ly/2LKQxgc on July 27, 2019 at 03:12AM Abstract Background and Objective Accurate prediction of relevant outcomes is important for targeting therapies and to support health economic evaluations of healthcare interventions in patients with diabetes. The United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) risk equations are some of the most frequently used risk equations. […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2JVFdf5 on July 27, 2019 at 01:04AM … communities, health communications, disease-related advocacy, disability policy and access, health economics research, health insurers and plans, …
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2ycWslt on July 26, 2019 at 10:41PM Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley on Thursday sought support for his key drug pricing proposal, saying that his plan would outmatch anything produced by President Donald Trump and Democrats, STAT reports. “Who knows what he’s going to do at the last minute,” […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2MjiDyT on July 26, 2019 at 10:11PM With unanimous support from Democrats, a Senate committee on Thursday cleared a key drug pricing bill which includes a cap on some price hikes under Medicare, STAT reports. The package was pushed through with a 19-9 vote. Five Republicans voted against […]
from The Health Care Blog at http://bit.ly/2YjMPjR on July 26, 2019 at 07:30PM Today on Health in 2 Point 00, it’s IPO day! On Episode 89, Jess asks me about the recent IPOs, Oscar Health getting into Medicare Advantage, and Fitbit accuracy in people of color. Jess asks me to weigh in on whether Livongo’s […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2K8lGa6 on July 26, 2019 at 07:10PM The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is planning to review how it develops guidance on prescription drugs, pharmaphorum reports. According to the report, NICE will cover a number of topics as part of its review, including uncertainty […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/32UBzK4 on July 26, 2019 at 07:10PM While many Americans desire a one-time cure-all for high prescription drug prices, that likely won’t be the solution, Austin Frakt writes in a recent article published on the New York Times. Low-priced drugs, Frakt writes, see their prices drop based off […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2YpWLbA on July 26, 2019 at 06:40PM … to ones that are more field- and industry-specific such as fiscal economics, monetary economics, health economics, and behavioural economics.
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2SKkOfZ on July 26, 2019 at 06:40PM 26-JUL-2019: AMU Faculty delivers lecture on ‘Health Economics‘ in … Muslim University (AMU) delivered a plenary lecture on ‘Health Economics‘ at …
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2MiCn5J on July 26, 2019 at 05:09PM Jennifer Bouey, a senior policy researcher and the inaugural Tang Chair for China Policy Studies at the RAND Corporation, will testify Wednesday, July 31 before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on “China and Global Health: Implications of […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2Olb5hq on July 26, 2019 at 04:11PM Publication date: Available online 25 July 2019 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): David Armstrong Abstract Over the last two decades diagnostic labels have increasingly been sub-divided based on molecular and genetic ‘signatures’. But this emphasis on disease sub-types defined in molecular […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/30Ws3Ej on July 26, 2019 at 04:11PM Publication date: Available online 25 July 2019 Source: Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Jen Remnant Abstract This article extends deservingness debates in social welfare to a new domain by exploring how deservingness features in the experiences of people who are in paid […]
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