Health Economics and Policy
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The Economics of Financing Medicare | Health Policy and Reform
healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org — “Katherine Baicker, Ph.D., and Michael E. Chernew, Ph.D. The pressure the Medicare program puts on the federal budget has been much discussed, but” View full resource at healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org
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Commentary: "The Economics of Financing U.S. #Medicare" by Baicker and Chernew (NEJM) http://bit.ly/nSoF1i - #health
Health-care economics and policy: It's a perfect storm
physorg.com — “Healthcare reform -- and the many options for fixing a broken system -- have appeared in the news headlines for months. According to an article in the June issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), Medicare patients - many who suffer from disabling arthritis of the hip and knee, among ...” View full resource at physorg.com
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Health-care economics and policy: It's a perfect storm http://tw.physorg.com/194628235
Anecdotes vs. Economics in Health Care Policy - Avik Roy - The Apothecary - Forbes
blogs.forbes.com — “I--™m grateful to Rick Ungar for dedicating over 2,000 words to denouncing one of my blog posts. Health care is, in my opinion, the most important domestic policy question of our generation, and the subject deserves the energetic debate that Rick helps sustain. But while Rick devoted a fair amount of [...]” View full resource at blogs.forbes.com
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Anecdotes vs. Economics in Health Care Policy: Rick Ungar devoted a fair amount of virtual ink to inventin... http://bit.ly/e4klEJ #drug
Impact Of The Economic Crisis On Children Investigated In Special Issue Of Global Social Policy
medicalnewstoday.com — “As the economy continues to unravel, a series of papers just published assess the effects of the crisis on children's health, education, and rights in East Asia and the Pacific. Crisis for Childre” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Impact Of The Economic Crisis On Children Investigated In Special Issue Of Global Social Policy: As the economy .. http://bit.ly/3yccQp
We’re Only Human: Behavioral Economics And British Policy (Part 1) – Health Affairs Blog
healthaffairs.org — “Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy.” View full resource at healthaffairs.org
Most Recently Shared on July 19, 2011 at 6:16 pm By:
Great discussion of behavioral economics and policy at @HealthAffairs. http://bit.ly/nKIyAB
G8 leaders to discuss economic policy, developing world, maternal and child health, Haitian rebuilding
news-medical.net — “Ahead of the G8 summit, which begins Friday in Canada, "leaders engaged in a series of dueling letters and interviews that exposed their conflicts" in how to foster global economic recovery, the Associated Press reports.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Pregnancy News: G8 leaders to discuss economic policy, developing world, maternal and child health, Haitian rebuil... http://bit.ly/dbJbRF
Fast Facts: The social and economic conditions that produce poor health | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
policyalternatives.ca — “Fast Facts: The social and economic conditions that produce poor health | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives” View full resource at policyalternatives.ca
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“@bankstowngp: The social and economic conditions that produce poor health http://t.co/F4GZbPM #SDOH #healthequity†cc @edwardharran
Can health economics be a useful tool in the fight against policies detrimental to the eye care profession? | All Things About Optometry
t.co — “Can health economics be a useful tool in the fight against policies detrimental to the eye care profession? | All Things About Optometry” View full resource at t.co
Most Recently Shared on March 20, 2011 at 3:42 pm By:
@eyeinfo Why #health_economics matters, http://t.co/tGBeMAl. The fall in reimbursements hurts the whole industry. Follow @HealthEecon
Can health economics be a useful tool in the fight against policies detrimental to the eye care profession? | All Things About Optometry
grandrounds4ods.wordpress.com — “Can health economics be a useful tool in the fight against policies detrimental to the eye care profession? | All Things About Optometry” View full resource at grandrounds4ods.wordpress.com
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#LASIK production down? Maybe you need a cost/benefit analysis to help patients decide...http://t.co/tGBeMAl from @HealthEecon
Revised diet chart for fiscal health-Policy-Economy-News-The Economic Times
economictimes.indiatimes.com — “The government will reaffirm its resolve to achieve fiscal health at the earliest by committing itself to new goalposts through a change in the law.” View full resource at economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Why States Are So Miffed about Medicaid — Economics, Politics, and the “Woodwork Effect” | Health Policy and Reform
healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org — “Benjamin D. Sommers, M.D., Ph.D., and Arnold M. Epstein, M.D. Medicaid is under attack. During the past 6 months, various U.S. politicians have proposed” View full resource at healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org
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Why States Are Miffed about Medicaid - http://tinyurl.com/69h7rbs Are state leaders unjustified in feeling animosity toward Medicaid?
Health policy IS fiscal policy.
uproothealthcare.com — “U.S. health 'policy' is a root cause of our fiscal problems. Because our health policy is 'sick,' U.S. fiscal policy is 'sick.'” View full resource at uproothealthcare.com
Most Recently Shared on May 22, 2011 at 5:50 pm By:
US health 'policy' IS fiscal policy. Both are critically sick. (http://tinyurl.com/3z8qxs3) Congress plays politics, doesn't solve problems
Hospital system's economic credentialing policy ruled illegal - FierceHealthcare
ow.ly — “The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled that Baptist Health, Arkansas' largest hospital system, cannot deny physicians' privileges if they are financially invested in a competitor, according to an AMA... Read more...” View full resource at ow.ly
Most Recently Shared on October 3, 2010 at 5:40 pm By:
Now in Arkansas ... (@FierceHealth) Economic credentialing ruled illegal http://ow.ly/2NGm3#credentialing #privilege #physician #hospital
Leadership for Healthy Communities - Webinar: Making the Connection: Linking Economic Growth to Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity
leadershipforhealthycommunities.org — “Leadership for Healthy Communities - advancing policies to support healthy eating and active living” View full resource at leadershipforhealthycommunities.org
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RT @LHCommunities: Strategies that promote econ growth while preventing #childhoodobesity? RSVP for our Jan 11 webinar http://t.co/CIk9llLb
The Potential Economic Impact of Pandemic Flu on Poor Countries: More Serious than a Sneezing Pork Chop | Mead Over | Global Health Policy
blogs.cgdev.org — “The impact of this pandemic flu outbreak has little to do with pigs. And a lot to do with people. Every time there is a global flu epidemic, we seem to want” View full resource at blogs.cgdev.org
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Mead Over @ CGD: The Potential Economic Impact of Pandemic Flu on Poor Countries http://tinyurl.com/d7tuok #swineflu
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