from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2ZCTsMj on December 31, 2019 at 09:25PM The books include Business, Political Science, Research Methodology, Mythology, Health, Economics. The new collection is open for issue. It is to be …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/35cDIR9 on December 31, 2019 at 09:14PM Sara Machado, PhD, a health economist at the London School of Economics, who was not involved in the study, expressed an interest in better …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2tfDuM3 on December 31, 2019 at 09:14PM “For patients, usually, large mergers are not good,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, a Harvard University health economist. “As competition goes down, prices …

from The Health Care Blog at http://bit.ly/2u2GPhG on December 31, 2019 at 04:41PM By HANS DUVEFELT, MD I looked at a free book chapter from Harvard Businesses Review today and saw a striking graph illustrating what we’re up against in primary care today and I remembered a post I wrote eight years ago about burnout skills. […]

from The Health Care Blog at http://bit.ly/2rEQz0K on December 31, 2019 at 03:15PM Today, I’m closing out the year of Health in 2 Point 00 from the ski slopes. In Episode 103, Jess asks me about the ACA ruling that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, whether Sutter Health got what they deserved after the $575 […]

from The Health Care Blog at http://bit.ly/36p92NS on December 31, 2019 at 02:04PM By ANDY MYCHKOVSKY As we near the end of the year, rather than reflect on fond memories of 2019 (for which I’m grateful for my family, friends, readers, and Twitter followers), I’ve already started thinking about 2020. If you ever wanted to […]

from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2FaWz4s on December 31, 2019 at 01:20PM I noted a number of deaths this year (and memorials for earlier passings):  Michel Balinski (1933-2019)  Alan Krueger (1960-2019)  Dr. Oscar Salvatierra, Jr. (1935 – 2019)  Special issue of NRL in honor of Uri Rothblum, February 2019  Memorial service for Martin Shubik today at […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2ZCJCK8 on December 31, 2019 at 11:44AM With health economics training, AMA hopes to equip new doctors to provide cost-effective care and understand how the system works and impacts …

from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2rE8ncm on December 31, 2019 at 09:56AM Redesigning health care is not as easy as it may seam. Source: http://bit.ly/2QdTIhq

from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/39tZS4D on December 31, 2019 at 06:41AM Gestión Clínica y Sanitaria 72 You’ll find inside my article on key issues for population health improvement. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2Q9JrDc on December 31, 2019 at 05:16AM "It’s an abuse of the system," Devon Herrick, a health economist who examined drugmakers who reformulate over-the-counter drugs into expensive …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2F6Lb9V on December 30, 2019 at 07:45PM Chibuzo is a health economist with a clinical background with over 12 years in the health sector. He’s worked with the World Health Organisation …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2ZCwsgb on December 30, 2019 at 07:45PM Health economist Stephen Duckett said young people were ditching private health insurance due to decreased value for money. “Rising premiums …

from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/2smS1FD on December 30, 2019 at 06:11PM Confirmation bias in the utilization of others’ opinion strength in our prefrontal cortex Humans tend to discount information that undermines past choices and judgments. This confirmation bias… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

from The Health Care Blog at http://bit.ly/39pAA7Y on December 30, 2019 at 05:00PM BY JESSICA DAMASSA, WTF HEALTH While the “healthcare ecosystem” sounds like a nice place to begin a career, the day-to-day can often make it feel like the industry is about survival of the fittest — especially for young professionals who are just […]

from Terry Flynn PhD at http://bit.ly/2u6jWtV on December 30, 2019 at 03:03PM One good thing about Twitter is getting some feedback on things you propose. OK we know most of Twitter is like a swamp, but I’ve had the benefit of some excellent, constructive comments, in the light of my discussion of most-least voting. The […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2Qa7wtC on December 30, 2019 at 01:29PM The Grattan Institute’s chief health economist Stephen Duckett said the website was "baby steps, but it’s a start. I think they could have gone further …

from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2F86sQG on December 30, 2019 at 01:07PM Lots of family secrets are revealed by DNA analysis, and it may no longer be possible to keep those secrets.  That is part of the argument made by Dr. Julia Creet, in an interview published at Bill of Health under the title "The End […]

from The Academic Health Economists’ Blo… at http://bit.ly/2MGmpSm on December 30, 2019 at 12:08PM 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 Terry Flynn PhD at http://bit.ly/37mJj93 on December 30, 2019 at 12:02PM Just a quick repeat of the logistics and mathematics of Most-Least Voting. This is a type of voting that: (1) Satisfies an apparent desire by British people to “change the voting system by the minimum amount”; (2) Is NOT perfectly proportional, BUT tends […]

from feed/http://bit.ly/1sYYZLQ at http://bit.ly/2swppcX on December 30, 2019 at 09:49AM In 1994 Ben van Hout introduced the concept of the cost effectiveness acceptability curve (CEAC). In the 25 years since, the CEAC has become a standard part of health economic evaluations and incorporated into health technology assessment guidelines. Professors Nancy Devlin and Andrew Briggs spoke […]

from OHE News at http://bit.ly/2swppcX on December 30, 2019 at 08:25AM In 1994 Ben van Hout introduced the concept of the cost effectiveness acceptability curve (CEAC). In the 25 years since, the CEAC has become a standard part of health economic evaluations and incorporated into health technology assessment guidelines. Professors Nancy Devlin and Andrew Briggs […]

from News at http://bit.ly/2swppcX on December 30, 2019 at 07:40AM In 1994 Ben van Hout introduced the concept of the cost effectiveness acceptability curve (CEAC). In the 25 years since, the CEAC has become a standard part of health economic evaluations and incorporated into health technology assessment guidelines. Professors Nancy Devlin and Andrew Briggs spoke […]

from Peter Ubel at http://bit.ly/35bsSLg on December 30, 2019 at 07:00AM A Shameful American Fact: Enormous Racial Disparities In Death Rates From Lupus I recently came across a disturbing picture. I know that life in America is unfair. That access to medical care is uneven. That the chance of living a long life is often […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2MGYZfk on December 30, 2019 at 03:47AM "It’s an abuse of the system," said Devon Herrick, a health economist and former hospital accountant who examined drug makers who reformulate …

from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2MEGsAh on December 30, 2019 at 01:53AM Section 8 housing vouchers uses government funds to subsidize low-income households when paying rent to private landlords. While the program may drive up rent somewhat, it does allow low-income households (that are lucky enough to get the voucher) to afford higher quality, more stable […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2tcawww on December 29, 2019 at 09:29PM … expanded, there’s been a 6% increase in the number of early-stage cancer diagnoses, said Aparna Soni, a health economist at American University.

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/350PcY0 on December 29, 2019 at 09:29PM Grattan Institute health economist Stephen Duckett, who has called for a dramatic overhaul of a private health system he sees as being in a "death …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/37kZmUK on December 29, 2019 at 09:29PM That typically works out to about 10 percent, says Arantxa Colchero, a health economist at the National Institute of Public Health in Cuernavaca, which …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/35d5pcQ on December 29, 2019 at 07:32PM A 2014 Health Economics study found that lottery winners were happier and, again, less stressed than before they won, though no healthier – in part …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2sytiho on December 29, 2019 at 04:08PM … to a reduction of about 31 percent, according to a study recently published by Cawley and colleagues in the Journal of Health Economics. The study …

from Market Design at http://bit.ly/37hZdS8 on December 29, 2019 at 01:13PM There are now more women than men applying to U.S. medical schools, being accepted (to the first year class) and enrolled (in all four years). See the 2019 Fall Applicant, Matriculant, and Enrollment Data Tables from the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) xxx […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/39lVlRL on December 29, 2019 at 12:52PM Vertigo, a highly prevalent disease, imposes a rising burden on the health care system, exacerbated by the ageing of the population; and further, …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/355hyAg on December 29, 2019 at 11:43AM Dr Stephen Duckett, a health economist with the Grattan Institute (which receives sponsorship from private health insurers), said the policy reversal …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/39mG8jz on December 29, 2019 at 09:33AM … productivity, finance, the organization of industry, labor economics, health economics and international trade. The NBER’s collection of scholars and …