2007 NIA Conference Overview
The Value of Health: Conference Overview
RAND Corporation Headquarters –Santa Monica, CA
February 3, 2007
Sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA)
In February 2007, the National Institute on Aging sponsored a conference on assessing the value of health. NIA intends to incorporate economic valuations of disease into its decisions about allocating research funding; the purpose of the conference was to strengthen research in the field by developing a future research agenda. Conference results would also be useful to the World Health Organization and relevant to national health accounts research.
The conference was held at the RAND Corporation headquarters in Santa Monica, California. The conference was attended by 21 experts representing NIA, leading academic institutions, the private sector, and the national media.
Conference agenda.
Seven papers were presented and discussed:
- Future Health and Medical Care Spending of the Future Elderly (Dr. Dana Goldman). Read Summary
- The Economics of Fighting Disease: Balancing Costs and Benefits (Paper by Drs. Kevin Murphy and Robert Topel, presented by Dr. Darius Lakdawalla) Read Summary
- Social Determinants of Health (Sir Michael Marmot) Read Summary
- The New Economics of Terminal Care (Drs. Gary Becker, Kevin Murphy, and Tomas Philipson; presented by Dr. Philipson) Read Summary
- Cost Effectiveness and Benefit Cost Approaches to Health Decisions (Dr. Emmett Keeler) Read Summary
- Comparing Estimates of the Measurement of Non-Fatal Health (Dr. David Cutler) Read Summary
- Age Differences in the Value of a Statistical Life (Dr. W. Kip Viscusi) Read Summary
Based on the discussion, attendees recommended topics for a future research agenda focused on valuing health.
Top