News Archive: Health Economics
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2008
Economics research spurs rethinking of prevention programs and child development — May 17, 2008
The field of economics has played an increasingly prominent role in recent discussions about early childhood policy by providing cost- benefit analysis of early prevention programs and translating research findings into practical information.Acupuncture is an economic substitute for some medical treatments Mar 4, 08
Acupuncture is an economic substitute for some medical services and pharmaceuticals, a finding of some importance to insurers, healthcare practitioners, and policy makers.
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More complementary and alternative medicine research
RAND work among top ten health policy stories of 2007 — Jan 29, 2008
The Commonwealth Fund ranks among its top 10 health policy stories of 2007 a reform proposal that Medicare pay hospitals based on performance. This proposed reform was developed on the basis of a CMS/RAND study (PDF-7.4 KB), led by RAND researchers Melony Sorbero and Cheryl Damberg.
Read more at The Commonwealth Fund (see item #9)
Consumers could buy yearly 'Drug Licenses' as new way to pay for prescriptions — Jan. 21, 2008
Changing the way consumers pay for prescription drugs so that the system more closely resembles paying for cell phones or computer software could increase drug use without altering patients' out-of-pocket spending, health plan costs or drug company profits.
$1 billion in disease management may not be a good investment — Jan 15, 2008
A review of disease management programs suggests that they improve processes of care and disease control but finds no conclusive evidence to support claims that they improve health outcomes.
Health insurance parity and the Federal Employees Health Benefits program — Jan 9, 2008
Federal employee health plans responded to parity mandates by augmenting managed care for mental health and substance abuse treatment through managed behavioral "carve-out" firms.
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