Practice Management - Economics of Medicine News & Articles

1 Evaluation of an innovative medicaid health policy initiative to expand substance abuse treatment in Washington state Medical Care Research and Review, May 23, 2012

2 The indirect cost due to pulmonary Tuberculosis in patients receiving treatment in Bauchi State-- Nigeria Full Text Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, May 23, 2012

3 Drug expenditure of high-cost patients and their characteristics in Finland The European Journal of Health Economics, May 23, 2012

4 Among dual eligibles, identifying the highest-cost individuals could help in crafting more targeted and effective responses Health Affairs, May 22, 2012

5 Making public health policy and economics a priority Physicians Practice, May 22, 2012

6 Evaluation of the relationship between individual well-being and future health care utilization and cost Population Health Management, May 21, 2012

7 Burden of illness for an employed population with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Population Health Management, May 18, 2012

8 Permanent SGR 'Doc Fix,' Medicaid Reimbursement Increase Proposed Physicians Practice, May 17, 2012

9 Lenalidomide for multiple myeloma: cost-effectiveness in patients with one prior therapy in England and Wales The European Journal of Health Economics, May 17, 2012

10 Pre-coverage assessments of new hospital interventions on Austria: methodology and 3 years of experience International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, May 16, 2012

11 How many infants likely died in Africa as a result of the 2008–2009 global financial crisis Health Economics, May 16, 2012

12 Comparison of the burden of illness for adults with ADHD across seven countries: a qualitative study Health and Quality of Life Outcomes , May 15, 2012

13 State spending on dual eligibles under age 65 shows variations, evidence of cost shifting from medicaid to medicare Health Affairs, May 15, 2012

14 Cost-utility analysis of adjuvant therapies for breast cancer in iran International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, May 15, 2012

15 Cost-Effectiveness of an Electronic Medical Record Based Clinical Decision Support System Health Services Research, May 14, 2012

16 An employer’s guide to controlling health care costs The Health Care Manager, May 14, 2012

17 The impact of the affordable care act on medicare advantage plan availability and enrollment Health Services Research, May 14, 2012

18 Durable medical equipment and home health among the largest contributors to area variations in use of medicare services Health Affairs, May 11, 2012

19 CMS to cover new technology for medicare patients with heart valve damage Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Press, May 10, 2012

20 Washington state exhibits wide regional variation in proportion of medicaid-eligible children who get needed mental health care Health Affairs, May 10, 2012

1 Can You Be Forced to Buy Burial Insurance Physicians Practice, March 28, 2012

2 Picking the right health insurance for medical practice staff Physicians Practice, April 10, 2012

3 Physicians ask patients to question unnecessary medical tests Physicians Practice, April 6, 2012

4 The effect of national health insurance on mortality and the ses–health gradient: evidence from the elderly in taiwan Health Economics, April 19, 2012

5 Intended and unintended consequences of a proposed national tax on sugar-sweetened beverages to combat the U.S. obesity problem Health Economics, April 23, 2012

6 An analysis of whether higher health care spending in the United States versus Europe is ‘worth it’ in the case of cancer Health Affairs, April 12, 2012

7 How cancer patients value hope and the implications for cost-effectiveness assessments of high-cost cancer therapies Health Affairs, April 11, 2012

8 An actuarial analysis shows that offering lung cancer screening as an insurance benefit would save lives at relatively low cost Health Affairs, April 16, 2012

9 Is longer waiting time for total knee replacement associated with health outcomes and medication costs? randomized clinical trial Value in Health, April 24, 2012

10 An economic analysis of tobacco elimination policies in Turkey Health Policy, April 4, 2012

11 Medicare announces funding for state health insurance counseling programs for 2012 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Press, April 3, 2012

12 Debate over healthcare economics nothing new Physicians Practice, April 26, 2012

13 HHS announces new affordable care act options for community based care Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Press, April 27, 2012

14 Hospital care may not affect the risk of readmission Quality Management in Health Care , April 2, 2012

15 Hernias and High-Deductibles: Unclear EOBs and Unknown Providers Physicians Practice, March 20, 2012

16 How cancer patients value hope and the implications for cost-effectiveness assessments of high-cost cancer therapies Health Affairs, April 18, 2012

17 Comprehensive geriatric assessment, multifactorial interventions and nurse-led care coordination to prevent functional decline in community-dwelling older persons: protocol of a cluster randomized trial BMC Health Services Research, April 2, 2012    Free full text

18 Patient socioeconomic determinants of the choice of generic versus brand name drugs in the context of a reference price system: evidence from Belgian prescription data The European Journal of Health Economics, April 9, 2012

19 The influence of age, gender and socio-economic status on multimorbidity patterns in primary care. First results from the MultiCare Cohort study BMC Health Services Research, April 4, 2012    Free full text

20 An analysis of whether higher health care spending in the United States versus Europe is ‘worth it’ in the case of cancer Health Affairs, April 10, 2012