5th World Congress | Barcelona | Monday Program
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MO0745-0900Atrium Refreshments       
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster Monday Poster Session       
MO0830-0900Atrium Opening + Welcome       
MO0900-100040.0021Economics of Smoking ReductionAdam OliverLudbrook, AnneHealth and economic impacts of smoking restrictions: issues in modelling evidence for public health policyUnited KingdomAnne Ludbrook, Sheona Bird, Edwin van Teijlingen, Sally Haw  
MO0900-100040.0022 Diener, AlanRetailer Compliance as a Predictor of Youth Smoking Participation and ConsumptionCanadaAlan Diener, Rashid Ahmed, Judy Snider, Murray Kaiserman  
MO0900-100040.0023 Bilde, LoneCost-effectiveness of the Danish smoking cessation programmes: a stochastic CEA based on the National Smoking Cessation Database.DenmarkKim Rose Olsen, Lone Bilde, Henrik Hauschildt Juhl, Niels Them Kjaer, Holger Mosbech, Torben Evald, Mette Jensen, Helle Hiladakis  
MO0900-100040.0041Economics of General PractitionersJaume Puig-JunoyStaat, MatthiasNon-Parametric Estimation of the Efficiency of Treatment by General PractitionersGermanyMatthias Staat  
MO0900-100040.0042 de Pouvourville, GerardGetting the GP to make the right diagnosis: the role of economic incentivesFranceGerard de Pouvourville, Carine Franc  
MO0900-100040.0043 Godager, GeirAre GPs economic agents? Evidence from the Norwegian list patient reformNorwayGeir Godager  
MO0900-100040.0044 Luras, HildeSatisfaction with the GP: Experiences made after six months with a list patient system in NorwayNorwayHilde Luras  
MO0900-100040.0061Effect of AdvertisingVilma Carande-KulisKwong, WinghanEffect of advertising on pharmaceutical innovationUnited StatesWinghan Kwong, Edward Norton  
MO0900-100040.0062 Vaithianthan, RhemaRegulating Consumer Directed Advertising of Prescription DrugsNew ZealandRhema Vaithianthan  
MO0900-100040.0063 Jaros-Denis, ArianeAdvertising, Physician Prescribing and Drug Pricing with Varying Patient ComplianceCanadaHu Lu, Ariane Jaros-Denis  
MO0900-100040.0064 Kumaranayake, LilaniThe impact of advertising on sales and unit costs: a panel data analysis of male and female condom social marketing in developing countries between 1997-2001. United KingdomFern Terris-Prestholt, David Nowitz, Lilani Kumaranayake, Jayne Rowan, Jeff Barnes, Charlotte Watts  
MO0900-100040.0081Adverse SelectionAlan MonheitYip, Pui LamAdverse selection and moral hazard in Hong Kong and implications on public health policyChinaPui Lam Yip, Irene Wong, Gabriel Leung  
MO0900-100040.0082 Milcent, CarineEndogenous adverse selection: private versus public insurance in a health insurance marketFranceCarine Milcent, Nathalie Fombaron, Tarik Yalcin  
MO0900-100040.0083 Kang, HongAdverse Selection and Employer Provision of Health InsuranceUnited StatesHong Kang  
MO0900-100040.0084 Vasquez, JohannaThe problem of adverse selection in the Colombian health care: a case study for the contributing regimeColombiaJohanna Vasquez, Karoll Gomez, Jairo Restrepo  
MO0900-100040.0101Income and Health IAlastair GrayWildman, JohnEstimating the relationship between health, income and income inequalityUnited KingdomJohn Wildman, Nigel Rice  
MO0900-100040.0102 Jusot, FlorenceIncome and Health Inequalities in France: Cause or Effect?FranceFlorence Jusot  
MO0900-100040.0103 Vuilleumier, MathieuAnalysis of the relationship between income and health in SwitzerlandSwitzerlandMathieu Vuilleumier  
MO0900-100040.0104 Lecluyse, AnnThe relationship between income and health: using information on separation allowances to single out causality from correlationBelgiumAnn Lecluyse, Tom Van Ourti  
MO0900-100040.0121Economic Evaluation IAlbert OkunadeBenedict, AgnesPiglet's footpath in the snow: derivation and use of cost-effectiveness thresholds in the UKUnited KingdomAgnes Benedict, John Hutton  
MO0900-100040.0122 Hoch, JeffreyIncorporating vertical equity in cost-effectiveness analysis using the net benefit regression frameworkCanadaJeffrey Hoch, Mira Johri, Greg Zaric, Ahmed Bayoumi  
MO0900-100040.0123 Robinson, AngelaDoes the value of life depend on context?United KingdomAngela Robinson, Judith Covey, Graham Loomes, Anne Spencer  
MO0900-100040.0124 Cabanilla, LouisDefining Bias and Behavioral Groupings in the estimation of equity weights for cost-utility analyses NetherlandsLouis Cabanilla, Matthijs Romme, Elly Stolk  
MO0900-100040.1441Children and Health Insurance IAlexander KarmannAlvarez, BegonaWhat does prevent poor children from using health care?SpainBegona Alvarez, Marcos Vera-Hernandez  
MO0900-100040.1442 Mackay, BretModeling Partially Eligible EnrolleesUnited StatesBret Mackay  
MO0900-100040.1443 Wang, HuaEffects of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) on Children's Health Insurance Coverage Access to Care and Use of ServicesUnited StatesHua Wang  
MO0900-100040.1461Health Insurance and the ElderlyAlexander PrekerBecker, KarolinAge and Choice in Health Insurance: Evidence from SwitzerlandSwitzerlandKarolin Becker, Peter Zweifel  
MO0900-100040.1462 Gemmill, MarinDoes insurance coverage influence inappropriate prescription drug use among noninstitutionalized elderly Americans? United KingdomMarin Gemmill, Panos Kanavos, Joan Costa-Font  
MO0900-100040.1463 Rice, ThomasCan Limiting Choice Increase Social Welfare?: The Elderly and their Health Care United StatesThomas Rice, Yaniv Hanoch  
MO0900-100040.1481Treatments for Mental Health ProblemsAnatoly PilyavskyMaljanen, TimoThe cost-effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and solution-focused therapy in the treatment of depressive and anxiety disordersFinlandTimo Maljanen, Paivi Paltta, Tommi Harkanen, Esa Virtala, Camilla Renlund, Olavi Lindfors, Paul Knekt  
MO0900-100040.1482 Weaver, MarciaAccess to behavioral health care for people with HIV/AIDS, mental illness and substance abuse United StatesMarcia Weaver, Susan Ettner, Alfonso Ang, Peter Arno, Christopher Conover, Cheryl McDonnell  
MO0900-100040.1483 Stolk, EllyMeasuring utilities for dementia care to evaluate cost-utility of different resource allocation scenariosNetherlandsElly Stolk, Jan van Busschbach, Bernard van den Berg, Taeke van Beekum  
MO0900-100040.1484 Ettner, SusanDo Dually Eligible Patients with Psychiatric Problems Use VA and Medicare Services as Substitutes or Complements?United StatesSusan Ettner, Cindy Christiansen, Susan Loveland, Maria Montez, Amy Rosen  
MO0900-100040.1501Employer-Sponsored InsuranceAndrew JonesThabrany, HasbullahEvaluation of 36 Years Implementation of the Social Health Insurance Scheme for Civil Servants in IndonesiaIndonesiaHasbullah Thabrany, Orie A Sutadji, Budi Hidayat  
MO0900-100040.1502 Sauerland, DirkHealth Care Reform Acts: How they affect SHI expenditures and contribution rates in GermanyGermanyDirk Sauerland  
MO0900-100040.1503 Russo, GerardThe Effect of Mandatory Employer-Sponsored Insurance (ESI) on Health Insurance Coverage and Employment in Hawaii: Evidence from the Current Population Survey (CPS) 1994-2004. United StatesSang-Hyop Lee, Gerard Russo, Lawrence Nitz, Abdul Jabbar  
MO0900-100040.1504 Seiber, EricPublic Hospitals and the Offer and Take-up of Employer-sponsored InsuranceUnited StatesEric Seiber  
MO0900-100040.1521Economics of Obesity IAndrew StreetCourbage, ChristophePrevention of Obesity and Co-payment RateSwitzerlandChristophe Courbage, Francois Marechal  
MO0900-100040.1522 Hou, XiaohuiThe Impact of A Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Adult Obesity and OverweightUnited StatesXiaohui Hou, Paul Gertler, Lia Fernald  
MO0900-100040.1523 Yang, ZhouThe Cost of Obesity Among Elderly AmericansUnited StatesZhou Yang  
MO0900-100040.1541Economics of Clinical Trials IAngel Lopez-NicolasRaftery, JamesAppropriateness of models submitted to NICE on cost effectiveness of controversial topicsUnited KingdomJames Raftery, Guiqing Lily Yao  
MO0900-100040.1542 Vondeling, HindrikShould 'value for money' considerations be included in the selection of topics for NICE Guidance?DenmarkHindrik Vondeling, Claire Packer, Ali Cook, Luan Linden, Andrew Stevens  
MO0900-100040.1543 Manca, AndreaStatistical modelling for resource use and cost data in trial-based cost-effectiveness analysisUnited KingdomAndrea Manca, Paul Lambert, Keith Abrams  
MO0900-100040.1544 Rivero-Arias, OliverAnalysing and reporting resource-use and outcome measures in multi-country studies: a comparison of methods using data from a large randomised trialUnited KingdomOliver Rivero-Arias, Jane Wolstenholme, Alastair Gray  
MO0900-100040.2501Health Payment Systems IAnna Garcia-AltesCrainich, DavidProspective payment system and interactions between physicians and managers within hospitalsFranceDavid Crainich, Herve Leleu, Ana Mauleon  
MO0900-100040.2502 Stam, PieterA new approach to health-adjustment of capitation payments that are based on individual diagnostic dataNetherlandsPieter JA Stam, René CJA van Vliet, Wynand PMM van de Ven  
MO0900-100040.2503 Lee, Yue-ChuneChanging process of care before and after the Diabetic Quality-based Payment Initiative of the National Health Insurance in TaiwanTaiwanYue-Chune Lee, Pei-Ching Chen  
MO0900-100040.2504 Loevinsohn, BenjaminBuying Results? A Review of Developing Country Experience with Contracting for Health Service DeliveryUnited StatesBenjamin Loevinsohn, April Harding  
MO0900-100040.2521Effects of Early ChildhoodAnne MillsWilliams, JennyEconomic Status and Childhood Health: Evidence from a Developing CountryAustraliaJenny Williams, Lisa Cameron  
MO0900-100040.2522 Lindeboom, MaartenEconomic Conditions Early in Life and Individual MortalityNetherlandsMaarten Lindeboom  
MO0900-100040.2523 Propper, CarolThe Impact of Low-Income on Child Health: Evidence from the ALSPAC Birth Cohort StudyUnited KingdomCarol Propper, Simon Burgess, John Rigg  
MO0900-100040.2541Economics of Primary CareAlan GarberSpencer, KathyReorganizing primary health care in New ZealandNew ZealandKathy Spencer  
MO0900-100040.2542 Luoma, KaleviThe long run productivity of primary care in FinlandFinlandKalevi Luoma, Juho Aaltonen, Maija-Liisa Järviö, Tarmo Räty   
MO0900-100040.2543 Liu, Chuan-FenMake or Buy to Provide Primary Care in the VA Health Care System?United StatesChuan-Fen Liu, Matt Maciejewski, Mark Perkins, Michael Chapko, John Fortney  
MO0900-100040.2544 Turner, DavidThe increasing diversity of primary care provision: is the loss of continuity of care a price worth paying?United KingdomDavid Turner, Stirling Bryan, Tarrant Carolyn, Kate Windridge, Mary Boulton, Richard Baker, George Freeman  
MO1000-110040.0021Health and Labour IBarbara McPakeBradley, CathyMarried Couples Cancer and Spousal Labor SupplyUnited StatesCathy Bradley  
MO1000-110040.0022 Eriksson, TorEarnings persistence across generations: Transmission through health?DenmarkTor Eriksson  
MO1000-110040.0023 Tsuyuhara, KunioA Welfare Analysis of Child Labor: Dynamic ImplicationsJapanKunio Tsuyuhara  
MO1000-110040.0041Economics of Nursing Supply IAndrea MancaSather, ErikCompensating differentials for shift work: Registered nurses as an exampleNorwayErik Sather  
MO1000-110040.0042 Unruh, LynnCan Wage Increases End Nursing Shortages? A Reexamination of the Supply Curve of Registered NursesUnited StatesLynn Unruh  
MO1000-110040.0043 Ogata, YasukoA Study on Relative Work Values for Home Care Nursing Services in JapanJapanYasuko Ogata, Michio Hashimoto, Takashi Fukuda, Katsumi Mori, Kayo Otosaka  
MO1000-110040.0061Labour Effects on HealthBeatriz GonzálezDatta Gupta, NabanitaDo Workplace Factors Influence Health?: Panel evidence from Denmark France and Spain 1994-2001DenmarkNabanita Datta Gupta, Nicolai Kristensen  
MO1000-110040.0062 Tompa, EmileThe Health Consequences of Precarious Employment ExperiencesCanadaEmile Tompa, Heather Scott, Roman Dolinschi  
MO1000-110040.0063 Llena-Nozal, AnaThe interrelation between disability and work and the role of health shocks and socio-economic background during early childhood and early adulthoodNetherlandsAna Llena-Nozal, Maarten Lindeboom, Bas van der Klaauw  
MO1000-110040.0081Health Care User Charges IBengt JonssonSchokkaert, ErikTagging and categorical differentiation in copaymentsBelgiumErik Schokkaert, Carine Van de Voorde, Tom Van Ourti, Guy Van Camp  
MO1000-110040.0082 De Graeve, DianaEvolution of out-of-pocket payments for healthcare in Belgium (1979-1997)BelgiumDiana De Graeve, Guy Van Camp, Tom Van Ourti  
MO1000-110040.0083 van Kleef, RichardVoluntary deductibles in mandatory social health insurance: How large is the consumer's financial benefit in practice?NetherlandsRichard van Kleef, Konstantin Beck, Wynand PMM Van den Ven, Rene van Vliet  
MO1000-110040.0084 Ayonrinde, FolasadeUser Charges, Quality of Service and Utilization of Modern Health Facilities in Western NigeriaNigeriaFolasade Ayonrinde  
MO1000-110040.0101Modelling CostsBisakha SenCadilhac, DominiqueThe Australian Model of Resource Utilization Costs and Outcome for Stroke (MORUCOS): Application and AppraisalAustraliaDominique Cadilhac, Marjory Moodie, Helen Dewey, Catherine Mihalopoulos, Amanda Thrift, Geoffrey Donnan, Robert Carter  
MO1000-110040.0102 Aas, ElineEstimating medical cost functions - the case of colorectal cancerNorwayEline Aas  
MO1000-110040.0103 Lang, Hui-ChuIncremental Lifetime Costs of Five Leading Cancers in TaiwanTaiwanHui-Chu Lang, Ling-Hsiang Chuang  
MO1000-110040.0104 Clarke, PhilipModeling lifetime health care costs: Insights from Australian individual health expenditure dataUnited KingdomPhilip Clarke, Tue Gorgens  
MO1000-110040.0121Medical Expenditure IBjorn LindgrenGray, AlastairMeasuring relative price inflation in the UK national health serviceUnited KingdomAlastair Gray  
MO1000-110040.0122 Ruz Torrez, RodrigoThe health expenditure gap in Belgium : A decomposition analysisBelgiumRodrigo Ruz Torres  
MO1000-110040.0123 Hill, StevenHow Sensitive Is Expenditure Estimation to Functional Form? Analyses by Types of Service and PopulationsUnited StatesSteven Hill, G. Edward Miller  
MO1000-110040.1441Economics of Treatment IBobbie WolfeGulacsi, LaszloExperience with Insulin Glargine in HungaryHungaryLaszlo Gulacsi  
MO1000-110040.1442 Mechoulan, StephaneThe Impact of HAART on Risky Sexual Behavior and Testing DecisionsCanadaStephane Mechoulan  
MO1000-110040.1443 Griffin, SusanCost-effectiveness of second-line chemotherapies for ovarian cancer: incorporating direct and indirect evidence using Bayesian methodsUnited KingdomSusan Griffin, Laura Ginnelly, Caroline Main, Stephen Palmer  
MO1000-110040.1444 Meerding, Willem JanHealth professionals' and decision makers' preferences for preventive and curative health servicesNetherlandsWillem Jan Meerding, Marie-Louise Essink-Bot  
MO1000-110040.1461Physician-Patient RelationshipsBong-min YangUlrich, VolkerThe physician-patient relationship revisited: the patient's viewGermanyVolker Ulrich, Udo Schneider  
MO1000-110040.1462 Ponce, NinezCultural concordance between patient and primary care provider and cervical cancer screeningUnited StatesNinez Ponce, Melissa Gatchell, Jan Liu  
MO1000-110040.1463 Tai-Seale, MingSequential and Discrete: Physician-Patient Interaction and Medical Decision MakingUnited StatesMing Tai-Seale  
MO1000-110040.1464 Ono, YusukeThe Effectiveness of Communication Skills Training for Physicians: Patients' Complaining and Seeking a Second OpinionJapanYusuke Ono  
MO1000-110040.1481Hospital EfficiencyBruce HollingsworthRosko, MichaelImpact of Health System Structural Variation on Hospital CostsUnited StatesMichael Rosko, Jose Proenca, Jacqueline Zinn  
MO1000-110040.1482 Garcia-Prado, AriadnaProductivity Gains from the Introduction of Management Contracts in Public Hospitals:Evidence from Costa RicaSpainAriadna Garcia-Prado  
MO1000-110040.1483 Pilyavsky, AnatolyRelative Efficiency of Hospitals in the Ukraine: A Malmquist-Index ApproachUkraineAnatoly Pilyavsky, Michael Golubchikov, Matthias Staat  
MO1000-110040.1484 Jacobs, RowenaPurchaser-provider relationships: The impact of reform in health care marketsUnited KingdomRowena Jacobs, Mark Dusheiko, Maria Goddard, Hugh Gravelle  
MO1000-110040.1501Geographic Variation and HealthCai RenhuaCastillo-Riquelme, MarianelaLinking geographic variation in incremental cost-effectiveness ratios to decision-making: A case study of Chagas disease control in ColombiaUnited KingdomMarianela Castillo-Riquelme, Zaid Chalabi, Joanne Lord, Felipe Guhl, Clive Davies, Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Julia Fox-Rushby  
MO1000-110040.1502 Anegawa, TomofumiGeographical Variance and Convergence of Medical Cost in JapanJapanTomofumi Anegawa  
MO1000-110040.1503 Yi, RongUnderstanding Geographic Variations in Health care Expenditure of the Privately Insured PopulationUnited StatesRong Yi, Marilyn Schlein Kramer, Arlene Ash, Randall Ellis  
MO1000-110040.1504 Islam, KamrulDoes It Really Matter Where You Live? A Multilevel Panel Data Estimation of the Effect of Social Capital on Individual Health-Related Quality of LifeSwedenKamrul Islam, Juan Merlo, Ichiro Kawachi, Martin Lindstrom, Kristina Burström, Ulf Gerdtham  
MO1000-110040.1521Health Care Utilization ICam DonaldsonRen, RanChanges of Medical Needs and Utilization After the Interventions of CMS Among Five Income GroupsChinaRan Ren, Zhang Lin  
MO1000-110040.1522 Bhargavan, MythreyiDisparities in the utilization of diagnostic imaging based on patient demographics and socio-economic statusUnited StatesMythreyi Bhargavan, Cristian Meghea, Jonathan Sunshine  
MO1000-110040.1523 Curtis, LoriSnapshots of Health and Health Care Utilization in Canada: Has the Picture Changed? 1978-1998CanadaLori Curtis  
MO1000-110040.1541Demand for Health CareCarl Hampus LyttkensKuo, Tzu-chunThe Demand for Medical Care Using Multiple Sample Selection Model----The Case of TaiwanUnited StatesTzu-chun Kuo  
MO1000-110040.1542 Chawla, MukeshEstimating Demand for Health Services in a Low-Income Country : The Case Study of GeorgiaUnited StatesMukesh Chawla, Monique Mrazek, Akshay Sethi, Tamar Gotsadze  
MO1000-110040.1543 Goudge, JaneBarriers to effective demand for health care and the poverty-health ratchetSouth AfricaJane Goudge, Tebogo Gumede, Lucy Gilson, Steve Russell, Steve Tollman, Di McIntyre, Anne Mills  
MO1000-110040.1544 Schroeder, MathisEstimating Unobservable Individual Characteristics in the Demand for Preventive CareUnited StatesMathis Schroeder  
MO1000-110040.2501Effect of Health Insurance ICharles HongoroIndurkhya, AlkaBenefits of continuous health insurance coverage: Now you see it now you don'tUnited StatesAlka Indurkhya  
MO1000-110040.2502 Hofmarcher-Holzhacker, Maria MagdalenaHealth Status in the EU: Does health insurance generate more well-being? AustriaMaria Magdalena Hofmarcher-Holzhacker, Monika Riedel, Gerald Roehrling  
MO1000-110040.2503 Salm, MartinAre lower income and loss of health insurance harmful to health? Evidence from laid-off employeesUnited StatesMartin Salm  
MO1000-110040.2504 Levy, HelenThe effect of insurance on access to medical care: results from an audit studyUnited StatesHelen Levy  
MO1000-110040.2521Economics of Immunization ICharles NormandAballea, SamuelLowering the age limit for routine influenza vaccination: an economic evaluation for three European countriesUnited KingdomSamuel Aballea, Jeremy Chancellor, Monique Martin, Peter Wutzler, Fabrice Carrat, Roberto Gasparini, Michael Drummond, Milton Weinstein  
MO1000-110040.2522 Kim, Sun-YoungEconomic Evaluation of Universal Infant Hepatitis B Vaccination in the Gambia with Consideration of AffordabilityUnited StatesSun-Young Kim, Sue Goldie   
MO1000-110040.2523 Sadique, ZiaRational behaviour and disease dynamics: analysing the effect of risks on the demand for vaccinesBangladeshZia Sadique, John Edmunds, Nancy Devlin, David Parkin  
MO1000-110040.2524 Huang, Weng-FoungThe influence of vaccinations on number of hospital admissions and medical costs for the elderly in TaiwanTaiwanWeng-Foung Huang, Pei-Fen Chen, Yi-Wen Tsai  
MO1000-110040.2541Economics of Generic and OTC DrugsPere IbernRovira, JoanA model for estimating the impact of changes in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)SpainJoan Rovira  
MO1000-110040.2542 Linnosmaa, IsmoImpact of generic substitution on pharmaceutical prices and expenditures in OECD countriesFinlandIsmo Linnosmaa, Aki Kangasharju, Carlo Buzzelli, Hannu Valtonen  
MO1000-110040.2543 Srivastava, DivyaThe impact of generic market entry on product competition in four European countriesBelgiumDivya Srivastava  
MO1000-110040.2544 Kousoulakou, HaraThe costs and benefits of developing an OTC pharmaceutical market in GreeceGreeceHara Kousoulakou, Vassilis Fragoulakis, Vassilis Kontozamanis  
MO1100-1145Atrium Poster Viewing + Refreshments       
MO1145-130040.0021Long-term care and insuranceEdward NortonGrabowski, DavidMoral Hazard in Nursing Home Use: Evidence from Medicaid Rule ChangesUnited StatesDavid Grabowski, Jonathan GruberMingshan Lu, Hua WangEdward Norton
MO1145-130040.0022 Yamada, TadashiComparative Analysis of Welfare Changes after the Implementation of Long-term Care Insurance System in Japan in 2000JapanTadashi Yamada, Tetsuji Yamada, Zeng Weihong, Chia-Ching Chen  
MO1145-130040.0023 Konetzka, R. TamaraTransitions in health status and propensity to purchase long-term care insuranceUnited StatesR. Tamara Konetzka, Christy Thompson, David Asch  
MO1145-130040.0041Intrahousehold Allocation of VaccinesF. Reed JohnsonSuraratdecha, ChutimaHousehold Demand for HIV/AIDS Vaccines in Thailand: Do Husbands and Wives Preferences Differ?United StatesChutima Suraratdecha, Dale Whittington, Christine Poulos, Martha Ainsworth, Vimalanand Prabhu, Viroj Tangcharoensathien Christine Poulos
MO1145-130040.0042 Poulos, ChristineHousehold Demand for Typhoid Fever Vaccines in North Jakarta, IndonesiaUnited StatesChristine Poulos, Ridwan Malik, Soyeon Guh, Nugroho Utomo, Andrew Nyamete  
MO1145-130040.0043 Kim, DohyeongPrivate Demand for Cholera Vaccines in Hue, VietnamUnited StatesDohyeong Kim, Do Gia Canh, Christine Poulos, Le Thi Kim Thoa, Joe Cook, Nguyen Thai Hoa, Andrew Nyamete, Dang Thi Dieu Thuy, Jackie Deen, Nguyen Dinh Son, John Clemens, Dang Duc Trach, Vu Dinh Thiem, Dang Duc Anh, Dale Whittington  
MO1145-130040.0061Paying hospitals by results: using the case mix toolkitVicente OrtúnSutch, StephenFinancial Reform in the English NHS and Casemix Group DesignUnited KingdomStephen Sutch Ceu Mateus
MO1145-130040.0062 Rodrigues, Jean-MarieOverview on the issues adressed by casemix applications around the worldFranceJean-Marie Rodrigues, Béatrice Trombert, Caroline Martin, Paul Vercherin  
MO1145-130040.0063 Mateus, CeuCase mix system in Portugal: the road to nowhere?PortugalCeu Mateus, Francisco Ramos  
MO1145-130040.0081The Public and Private Mix in the Financing of Health Insurance: Empirical Analysis of Healthcare Systems in AsiaM. Kate BundorfJung, KeeThe relationship between publicly financed health insurance and private supplemental coverage: The case of KoreaSouth KoreaKee Taig JungBong-min Yang, Bradley Herring. Shanlian HuKate Bundorf
MO1145-130040.0082 Hong, PhuaPublic-Private Mix in Singapore's Health Care Financing SystemSingaporePhua Kai Hong  
MO1145-130040.0083 Yu, WeiPrivate and Public Cross-Subsidization: Financing Beijing's Health Insurance ReformUnited StatesWei Yu, Ming Wu, Ying Xin, Huihui Wang  
MO1145-130040.0101Pharmaceutical PricesJoseph A. DiMasiDanzon, PatriciaLaunch and Pricing Strategies for Pharmaceuticals in Interdependent MarketsUnited StatesPatricia Danzon, Andrew Epstein David Ridley
MO1145-130040.0102 Grabowski, HenryImpact of Generic Competition on Pharmaceutical MarketsUnited StatesHenry Grabowski, Rahul Guha  
MO1145-130040.0103 Ridley, DavidPayments, Promotion, and the Purple PillUnited StatesDavid Ridley  
MO1145-130040.0121Cost-effectiveness and Financing of VaccinesLogan BrenzelAkumu, AngelaThe cost-effectiveness of haemophilus influenzae type B and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in KenyaKenyaAngela Oloo Akumu, Ulla Griffiths, Mike English, Anthony ScottDan Kress, Julia Fox-RushbyLogan Brenzel
MO1145-130040.0122 Constenla, DagnaEstimating Health Care Costs of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis and Vaccine Cost-effectiveness in VenezuelaUnited StatesDagna Constenla, Richard Rheingans, Lynn Eibensteiner  
MO1145-130040.0123 Kaddar, MiloudInternational Financing of Immunizations: new trends towards sustainability?SwitzerlandMiloud Kaddar, Patrick Lydon  
MO1145-130040.0124 Vijayaraghavan, MayaEconomic Evaluation of Measles Immunization Campaigns in a Country Affected by a Complex Humanitarian Emergency: Afghanistan, 2002 and 2003United StatesMaya Vijayaraghavan, Fabio Lievano, Lisa Cairns, Lara Wolfson, Robin Nandy, Amir Ansari, Anne Golaz, Taufiq Mashal, Peter Salama  
MO1145-130040.1441Health Insurance and Health OutcomesMichael GrossmanChou, Shin-YiThe Impact of National Health Insurance on Birth Outcome: A Natural Experiment in TaiwanUnited StatesShin-Yi Chou, Michael Grossman, Jin-Tan LiuTeh-wei Hu, Ted Joyce, Sandra DeckerMichael Grossman
MO1145-130040.1442 Kaestner, RobertMedicare Reimbursement, Nurse Staffing, and Patient OutcomesUnited StatesRobert Kaestner, Jose Guardado  
MO1145-130040.1443 Dor, AviThe Effects of Private Insurance on Measures of Health: Evidence from the Health and Retirement SurveyUnited StatesAvi Dor, David Baker  
MO1145-130040.1461The use of multilevel modelling in economic evaluation alongside multinational trialsMark SculpherManca, AndreaThe role of multilevel modelling in cost-effectiveness analysis alongside multinational RCTs: challenges and opportunitiesUnited KingdomAndrea Manca, Mark Sculpher, Paul LambertKeith AbramsAndrea Manca
MO1145-130040.1462 Willan, AndrewShrinkage Estimation in the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Multinational Clinical TrialsCanadaAndrew Willan, Eleanor Pinto  
MO1145-130040.1463 Grieve, RichardMultilevel models assessing international variation in cost and cost-effectiveness: the use of covariatesUnited KingdomRichard Grieve, Richard Nixon, Simon Thompson, Charles Normand  
MO1145-130040.1481Empirical estimation of the social value of a QALY: International perspectivesCam DonaldsonSmith, RichardA nice solution to a NICE problem? A UK study to assess the societal value of a QALYUnited KingdomRichard Smith, Cam Donaldson, Helen Mason, Angela Robinson, Mandy Ryan, Phil Shackley, John Wildman, SVQ Research Team Cam Donaldson
MO1145-130040.1482 Tsuchiya, AkiThe relative societal value of health gains to different beneficiariesUnited KingdomAki Tsuchiya, Paul Dolan, Amy Hukin, John Brazier, Striling Bryan, Dick Eiser, Julie Ratcliffe, Martin Smith, Chris Armitage, Jan Abel Olsen, Rachel Ibbotson  
MO1145-130040.1483 Richardson, JeffFrom QALY to VALY: Results from the Australian study of social values and the construction of a Values Adjusted Life Year (VALY)AustraliaJeff Richardson, John McKie, Malcolm Anderson, Stuart Peacock, Angelo Iezzi  
MO1145-130040.1484 Pinto Prades, Jose LuisTrying to estimate a unique 'basic monetary value' for the QALYSpainJose Luis Pinto Prades, Fernando Sanchez, Jorge Martinez, Jose Maria Abellan, Eva Rodriguez  
MO1145-130040.1501The ECuity Project - new results from the Europanel (ECHP): a new resource for health economics research in EuropeAndrew M. JonesBago d'Uva, TeresaPanel SesssionUnited Kingdom  Andrew Jones
MO1145-130040.1502 van Doorslaer, EddyPanel SesssionNetherlands   
MO1145-130040.1503 Hernandez Quevedo, CristinaPanel SesssionUnited Kingdom   
MO1145-130040.1504 van Ourti, TomPanel SesssionNetherlands   
MO1145-130040.1505 Rice, NigelPanel SesssionUnited Kingdom   
MO1145-130040.1521Measuring and Assessing the Quality of Health CareGloria J. BazzoliVolpp, KevinEffects of Financial Stress from Price Competition on Hospital Quality of CareUnited StatesKevin Volpp, Tamara Konetzka, Julie Sochalski, Jingsan ZhuLaurence Baker, William White, Vivian HoGloria Bazzoli
MO1145-130040.1522 Lindrooth, RichardHospital Reimbursement and Treatment IntensityUnited StatesRichard Lindrooth, Gloria Bazzoli, Jan Clement, Mei Zhao  
MO1145-130040.1523 Street, AndrewExplaining Variations in Health Authority Performance: A Multivariate Hierarchical Modeling Approach Katharina Hauck, Nigel Rice, Peter Smith, Andrew Street  
MO1145-130040.1541Learning in HealthcareJoseph P. NewhouseDafny, LeemoreThe Effect of Mandatory Report Cards on Medicare HMOsUnited StatesLeemore Dafny, David Dranove Leemore Dafny
MO1145-130040.1542 Huckman, RobertThe Role of Information in Medical Markets: An Analysis of Publicly Reported Outcomes in Cardiac SurgeryUnited StatesDavid Cutler, Robert S. Huckman, Mary Beth Landrum  
MO1145-130040.1543 Gowrisankaran, GautamCausality and the Volume-Outcome Relationship in SurgeryUnited StatesGautam Gowrisankaran, Vivian Ho, Robert Town  
MO1145-130040.2501International Experiments in Prescription Drug FinancingRoger FeldmanParente, StephenThe Effect of a Consumer-Driven Health Plan on Pharmaceutical Cost and UseUnited StatesStephen Parente, Roger Feldman, Jon Christianson Roger Feldman
MO1145-130040.2502 González, BeatrizDrug Utilization Studies: Critical Review and ExamplesSpainBeatriz González  
MO1145-130040.2503 Brammli-Greenberg, ShuliHousehold Expenditures for Prescription Drugs in Israeli Health PlansIsraelShuli Brammli-Greenberg, Bruce Rosen, Revital Gross  
MO1145-130040.2504 Lobo, FélixThe Growth of Markets for Generic Medicines & Generic Names as Public GoodsSpainFélix Lobo, Roger Feldman  
MO1145-130040.2521Financing long term care for the elderly in the West PacificJane HallOgura, SeiritsuThe Long Term Care Insurance of Japan after Four YearsJapanSeiritsu Ogura, Wataru Suzuki, Yanfeit Zhou Toni Ashton
MO1145-130040.2522 Kwon, SoonmanThe Future of Long-term Care Financing for the Elderly in KoreaSouth KoreaSoonman Kwon  
MO1145-130040.2523 Ashton, ToniFinancing of long term residential care in New Zealand: Swimming against the tideNew ZealandToni Ashton, Susan St. John  
MO1145-130040.2524 Lim, Meng-KinFinancing long term care in Singapore: The State as last resortSingaporeMeng-Kin Lim  
MO1145-130040.2541Development of social health insurance in low-income developing countriesTim EvansCarrin, GuyKey Design Features of Social Health Insurance in KenyaSwitzerlandGuy Carrin, Tom Mboya Okeyo, Chris James, Ole Doetinchem, Peter Eriki, Mohammed Hassan, Henri van den Hombergh, Burkard Koemm, Rolf Korte, Ruediger Krech, Cristopher Lankers, Tom Maina, Inke Mathauer, Stephen Muchiri, Zipora Mumani, Benjamin Nganda, James Nyikal, Joyce Onsongo, Chris Rakuom, Bernd Schramm, Xenia Scheil-Adlung, Dan Whitaker, Manfred Zipperer Guy Carrin
MO1145-130040.2543 Preker, AlexanderThe recent health insurance reform in Ghana: fiscal sustainability and strategic purchasingUnited StatesAlexander Preker  
MO1145-130040.2544 Scheil-Adlung, XeniaSocial health protection, poverty reduction and access to care: a comparative study on Kenya, Senegal, and South AfricaSwitzerlandXenia Scheil-Adlung, Ke Xu, Guy Carrin, David Evans, Somnath Chatterji, Emmanuel Reynaud, Abay Asaw, Frikkie Booysen, Chris James, Johannes Jütting, Karine Lamiraud, Stephen Muchiri  
MO1300-1400Atrium Lunch       
MO1400-151540.0021The impact of incentives in primary careTor IversenDusheiko , MarkInvestigating the effects of PMS pilot contracts on GP practice behaviour: evidence from the UKUnited KingdomHugh Gravelle, Mark Dusheiko Tor Iversen
MO1400-151540.0022 Sivey, PeterIncentives and the mobility of general practitionersUnited KingdomAnthony Scott, Peter Sivey  
MO1400-151540.0023 Connelly , LukeIncentives and Primary Care: An Analysis of the Australian Medicare Arrangements and Producer BehaviourAustraliaLuke Connelly, James R.G. Butler  
MO1400-151540.0041What is self-assessed health?Michael KeaneDoiron, DeniseThe role of self-assessed health in the demand for insuranceAustraliaDenise Doiron, Glenn Jones, Elizabeth SavageMichael Keane, Mingshan Lu, Denzil FiebigGlenn Jones
MO1400-151540.0042 Ravallion, MartinUsing panel data to remove personality traits from self-assessed healthUnited StatesMartin Ravallion, Michael Lokshin  
MO1400-151540.0043 Shields, MichaelIs the Child Health / Family Income Gradient Universal? Evidence from EnglandAustraliaMichael Shields, Alison Currie, Stephen Wheatley Price  
MO1400-151540.0061Assessing the Fairness of Household Financial ContributionChristopher JL MurrayKnaul, FeliciaFairness of Finance and Catastrophic Expenditures in Mexico: Assessing the Impact of Health Finance ReformMexicoFelicia Marie Knaul, Hector Arreola, Oscar Méndez, Martha Miranda Chris Murray
MO1400-151540.0062 Xu, KeHealth System Characteristics and Catastrophic Health ExpendituresSwitzerlandKe Xu, DB Evans, AM Aguilar-Rivera  
MO1400-151540.0063 Lu, ChunlingAn Estimation Method of Fairness in Household Financial Contribution to the Health System Robust to Measurement Error: Results from the World Health SurveyUnited StatesChunling Lu, Christopher Murray  
MO1400-151540.0064 Florez Nieto, Carmen ElisaHousehold Contributions to Financing Health in Colombia: 1997 - 2003ColombiaCarmen Elisa Florez Nieto, Felicia Marie Knaul  
MO1400-151540.0081Discounting HealthJohn CairnsJamison, JulianFast and slow discounting of health outcomesUnited StatesDean Jamison, Julian Jamison John Cairns
MO1400-151540.0082 Østerdal, Lars PeterQALYs When Health Varies Over Time: An Analysis of Model Identification and Parameter Estimation from Time Trade-Off and Standard Gamble ScoresDenmarkLars Peter Østerdal, Kristian Schultz Hansen  
MO1400-151540.0083 van der Pol, MarjonMethods for testing the descriptive validity of alternative discounting modelsUnited KingdomMarjon van der Pol, John Cairns  
MO1400-151540.0101Equity performance of health financing and delivery strategies in Asia: Implications for policy (Findings of the Equitap project)Eddy van DoorslaerSomanathan, AparnaaPanel SessionSri Lanka William HsiaoRavindra Rannan-Eliya
MO1400-151540.0102 Tangcharoensathien, VirojPanel SessionThailand   
MO1400-151540.0103 Rannan-Eliya, RaviPanel SessionSri Lanka   
MO1400-151540.0121The role of trial-based economic evaluation in health care decision makingMartin BuxtonClaxton, KarlTrial based economic evaluation: just another piece of evidence?United KingdomKarl ClaxtonMark SculpherMark Sculpher
MO1400-151540.0122 Glick, HenryTrial-based economic evaluations: Can they stand alone?United StatesHenry Glick  
MO1400-151540.0123 Briggs, AndrewChallenges when conducting economic evaluation alongside clinical trials: experience of economic appraisal in cardiovascular diseaseUnited KingdomAndrew Briggs  
MO1400-151540.1441Economic and non-economic determinants of health and health disparities in Latin AmericaGabriel PiconeGonzalez, KristyAdult Mortality Differentials: Estimates From Costa Rica WidowhoodUnited StatesWilliam Dow, Kristy Gonzalez, Luis Rosero-Bixby Gabriel Picone
MO1400-151540.1442 Trujillo, AntonioMarital History and The Rate of Health Deterioration among the Elderly: Evidence from Four Latin American CountriesUnited StatesAntonio Trujillo, Gustavo Angeles  
MO1400-151540.1443 de Santis, MarianaDifferences in Access to Health Care and Health Behaviors in ArgentinaArgentinaMariana de Santis, Gabriel Picone  
MO1400-151540.1444 Maceira, DanielUrbanity, Socioeconomic Context and Health Reforms in BoliviaArgentinaDaniel Maceira, Eugenia Barbieri  
MO1400-151540.1461Methodologies to address non-randomized data, skewed data, and inferences from transformed models with applications using health care claims dataWilliam CrownSchultz, JenniferSensitivity of IV estimators to alternative correlation assumptions: some simulation-based examplesUnited StatesWilliam Crown, Henry Henk, Jennifer Schultz, and David VannessWillard ManningJennifer Schultz
MO1400-151540.1462 Shah, NilayDo Race and Ethnicity Determine Prescription Drug Use and Expenditures?United StatesNilay Shah, John Mullahy, Marjorie Rosenberg, Maureen Smith, David Vanness  
MO1400-151540.1463 Norton, EdwardSpecification tests for the Sample Selection and Two-Part ModelsUnited StatesWilliam Dow, Edward Norton  
MO1400-151540.1481Asymmetric Information in Insurance Markets. New Theoretical Developments and ApplicationsPau OlivellaSchroyen, FredMulti-Dimensional Screening in Insurance, with an Application to Gender DiscriminationNorwayFred Schroyen, Pau Olivella Pau Olivella
MO1400-151540.1482 Vera, MarcosTesting for Adverse Selection in a NHSSpainMarcos Vera, Pau Olivella  
MO1400-151540.1483 Villeneuve, BertrandCategorization: What if information on risk is dispersed between consumers and insurers?FranceBertrand Villeneuve  
MO1400-151540.1501US Policy and Reproductive OutcomesMichael GrossmanBitler, MarianneEffects of Increased Access to Infertility Treatment on Infant Health Outcomes: Evidence from Twin BirthsUnited StatesMarianne BitlerLucie Schmidt, Robert Kaestner, Sean NicholsonTed Joyce
MO1400-151540.1502 Levine, PhillipFamily Planning Waivers and Fertility BehaviorUnited StatesMelissa Kearney, Phillip Levine  
MO1400-151540.1503 Joyce, TedEffect of a Parental Notification Law in Texas on Teen Fertility: A Regression Discontinuity ApproachUnited StatesTed Joyce, Robert Kaestner  
MO1400-151540.1521Explaining Disparities in Health: The Roles of Income Inequality and RaceBarbara WolfeCutler, DavidPanel SessionUnited States  Bobbie Wolfe
MO1400-151540.1522 Mayer, SusanPanel SessionUnited States   
MO1400-151540.1523 Meara, EllenPanel SessionUnited States   
MO1400-151540.1524 Wenzlow, AudraPanel SessionUnited States   
MO1400-151540.1541Global Markets for PharmaceuticalsPatricia DanzonBerndt, ErnstEstimating the Expected Purchase Volumes Required to Induce Malaria Vaccine R&D CommitmentsUnited StatesErnst Berndt, Georg Weizsacker, Pia Bruce, Michael Kremer David Ridley
MO1400-151540.1542 Grabowski, HenryMarket Mechanisms to Increase R&D for Important Drugs for Developing CountriesUnited StatesHenry Grabowski, David Ridley, Jeff Moe  
MO1400-151540.1543 Lanjouw, JeanCreating a More Broadly Accepted Patent System for Pharmaceuticals: The Foreign Filing License ApproachUnited StatesJean Lanjouw  
MO1400-151540.1544 Ortún, VicentePatents, price regulation, and innovation in the pharmaceutical industrySpainVicente Ortún  
MO1400-151540.2501The Economics of TB ControlKatherine FloydBishai, DavidHousehold Contact Tracing of TB Cases in Rio de Janeiro: A Cost-Effectiveness AnalysisUnited StatesCarolyn Mohan, David Bishai, Solange Cavalcante, Rita de Cassia Ferreira, Fabiana Barbosa de Souza, Betina Durovni, Richard ChaissonAnna Vassall, Tursynbek NurmagambetovDavid Bishai
MO1400-151540.2502 Niessen, LouisImpact of Training in Respiratory Guidelines on the Rational Use of DrugsNetherlandsLouis Niessen, Samir KC, Kumud Kafle, Rob Baltussen, Naveen Shrestha, David Bishai  
MO1400-151540.2503 Hutubessy, RaymondInternational Experience of the Cost-Effectiveness of Treating Multi-Drug Resistant TB (MDR TB) Patients Using the DOTS-Plus StrategySwitzerlandRaymond Hutubessy, Katherine Floyd  
MO1400-151540.2504 Baltussen, RobCosts and Health Effects of Tuberculosis Control in Epidemiologically Different Regions of Africa, Europe and AsiaNetherlandsRob Baltussen, Katherine Floyd, Chris Dye  
MO1400-151540.2521Healthcare Financing in Urban and Rural ChinaShanlian HuCai, RenhuaThe Development of China Basic Medical Insurance in Urban ChinaChinaRenhua Cai Ming Wu
MO1400-151540.2522 Meng, QingyueHealth financing for Chinese rural population: Policy development and implementationChinaQingyue Meng  
MO1400-151540.2523 Mao, Zheng-zhongPilot of New Style Rural Cooperation Medical Scheme in China its Characteristics, Progress and ChallengesChinaZheng-zhong Mao  
MO1400-151540.2541The Market for Individual Health InsuranceKatherine SwartzEscarce, JoséPanel SessionUnited States  Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin
MO1400-151540.2542 Kapur, KanikaPanel SessionUnited States   
MO1400-151540.2543 Beeuwkes Buntin, MelindaPanel SessionUnited States   
MO1515-1545Atrium Refreshments       
MO1545-170040.0021Behavioral Health Economics and Outcomes among Children and YouthPartha DebPriedane, EugeniaThe Effect of Maternal and Paternal Cigarette and Alcohol Consumption on Children's Educational OutcomesUnited StatesPartha Deb, Eugenia Priedane Partha Deb
MO1545-170040.0022 Sen, BisakhaMaternal Prenatal Substance-Use & Behavioral Outcomes Among ChildrenUnited StatesBisakha Sen, Shailender Swaminathan  
MO1545-170040.0023 Evans Cuellar, AlisonPolicy Changes in Mental Health Care and their Effect on SuicideUnited StatesAlison Evans Cuellar, Sara Markowitz  
MO1545-170040.0041Investment in Workers' HealthDaniel PolskyNicholson, SeanA New Method of Valuing Investments in Workers' HealthUnited StatesSean Nicholson, Mark Pauly, Daniel Polsky, Ronald Loeppke, Marc Berger, Ronald Kessler Sean Nicholson
MO1545-170040.0042 Volpp, KevinFinancial Incentives for Smoking CessationUnited StatesKevin Volpp, Andrea Gurmankin, David Asch, Caryn Lerman  
MO1545-170040.0043 DeRango, KellyThe Productivity Consequences of Two Ergonomic InterventionsUnited StatesKelly DeRango  
MO1545-170040.0044 Jan Meerding, WillemCosts and Health Benefits of Ergonomic Equipment in the Construction IndustryNetherlandsWillem Jan Meerding, Lex Burdorf  
MO1545-170040.0061Health Care and Outcomes in Workers' CompensationRobert RevilleVictor, RichardOutcomes, Utilization and Costs of Health Care: A Comparative AnalysisUnited StatesRichard Victor, Peter Barth, Stacey Eccleston Radoslaw Wasiak
MO1545-170040.0062 Johnson, TriciaThe Relationship Between Clinical Autonomy and Service Utilization: How Do Physicians Respond to an Increase in Clinical Autonomy?United StatesTricia Johnson  
MO1545-170040.0063 Seabury, SethEarnings Losses from Permanent Disability: Work Limitation or Wealth Effects?United StatesRobert Reville, Seth Seabury  
MO1545-170040.0064 Wasiak, RadoslawChiropractic Care in Work-Related Injuries: Impact of Cost Containment Measures on Utilization, Costs, and Return to Work EffectivenessUnited StatesRadoslaw Wasiak, Eileen McNeely  
MO1545-170040.0081Social Health Insurance: Can We Get It Right?Maureen LewisChernichovsky, DovSocial Health Insurance: From a Fragmented Market to a Decentralized National SystemIsraelDov ChernichovskyMark PaulyDov Chernichovsky
MO1545-170040.0082 Dror , DavidCan community health schemes play a role in social health insurance?FranceDavid Dror  
MO1545-170040.0083 Runumi, FrancisSocial Health Insurance (SHI) development in East Africa: challenges and the way forwardUgandaFrancis Runumi  
MO1545-170040.0084 Hsiao, WilliamChallenges in Health Care Financing for Low-income Nations: A Global PerspectiveUnited StatesWilliam Hsiao  
MO1545-170040.0101Involving the Private Health Sector in National Health Programs in Low- and Middle-income countries - from Mapping to InterventionsPeter BermanLiu, YuanliPanel SessionUnited States  Birger Forsberg
MO1545-170040.0102 Eriksson, PärPanel SessionZambia   
MO1545-170040.0103 Sundewall , JesperPanel SessionSweden   
MO1545-170040.0121The impact of federalism and decentralization on health careMassimo FilippiniPolton, DominiqueDecentralization of health care systems: lessons from the international experienceFranceDominique Polton, Zeynep OrPeter Zweifel, Giacomo PignataroMassimo Filippini
MO1545-170040.0122 Vrangbæk, KarstenDeveloping a conceptual framework for analyzing decentralization in health care. - Case illustrations from the Nordic countriesDenmarkKarsten Vrangbæk  
MO1545-170040.0123 Crivelli, LucaFederalism and regional health care expenditures : an empirical analysis for the Swiss cantonsSwitzerlandLuca Crivelli, Massimo Filippini  
MO1545-170040.0124 Giannoni, MargheritaAn econometric analysis of the existing inequalities among Italian regions (1982-2002) in public health care systemItalyMargherita Giannoni, Silvia Fedeli  
MO1545-170040.1441Spatial Analytic Methods in Health Market ResearchGloria J. BazzoliBasu, JayasreeReexamining Distance as a Proxy Severity Measure: A Rural-Urban Comparison for the Elderly New York ResidentsUnited StatesJayasree Basu, Lee MobleyForrest McCluer, W. David Bradford, H. E. Frech IIILee Mobley
MO1545-170040.1442 Mobley, LeeSpatial Analysis of Healthcare Markets to Inform Targeted InterventionsUnited StatesLee Mobley, Elisabeth Root  
MO1545-170040.1443 McCluer, R. ForrestA Litmus Test for Geographic Market Methodologies: Evaluating a Hospital Merger with ex post Price Increases Using ex ante InformationUnited StatesR. Forrest McCluer  
MO1545-170040.1461Investing in Health in Latin AmericaVicente OrtúnRojas, MarianoHealth and Subjective Welfare Assessment, the case of Costa RicaMexicoMariano Rojas Juan-Rafael Vargas
MO1545-170040.1462 Cercone, JamesResource allocation according to health needs, the case of Costa Rican Public HospitalsUnited StatesJames Cercone  
MO1545-170040.1463 Xirinachs, YaniraTraditional and non-traditional medicine in Costa Rica, patients reasons and practicesCosta RicaYanira Xirinachs  
MO1545-170040.1464 Picone, GabrielDoes practice makes perfect?United StatesGabriel Picone  
MO1545-170040.1481The Mental Health Economics European Network: 2 Year FindingsMartin KnappMcDaid, DavidPanel SessionUnuted Kingdom  David McDaid
MO1545-170040.1482 Evers, SilviaPanel SessionNetherlands   
MO1545-170040.1483 Killian, ReinholdPanel SessionGermany   
MO1545-170040.1484 Lopez Batista, JulioPanel SessionSpain   
MO1545-170040.1485 Oliveira, MonicaPanel SessionPortugal   
MO1545-170040.1501Assessing Causality in the Relationship between Health Insurance and HealthDavid MeltzerLevy, HelenPanel SessionUnited States  Helen Levy
MO1545-170040.1502 Decker, SandraPanel SessionUnited States   
MO1545-170040.1503 Michalopoulos, CharlesPanel SessionUnited States   
MO1545-170040.1521Long Journey to the National Health Insurance Program in Indonesia: The Risks and Its ProspectsHasbullah ThabranyAmin, CholiqPanel SessionIndonesia  Hasbullah Thabrany
MO1545-170040.1522 Andari Sutadji, OriePanel SessionIndonesia   
MO1545-170040.1523 Sulastomo, SugihartoPanel SessionIndonesia   
MO1545-170040.1524 Eka Putri, AsihPanel SessionIndonesia   
MO1545-170040.1541Target or not to Target: Equity of health and health interventions in BangladeshSushil Ranjan HowladerAkhter , ShamimaChild Morbidity across different socioeconomic groups in BangladeshBangladeshShamima Akhter, Beena Varghese, Azizur Rahman, Azaher Ali Molla Beena Varghese
MO1545-170040.1542 Abdul Hamid , SyedThe Choice of Healthcare Providers Across Different Socioeconomic Groups: Evidence from Selected Rural Areas of BangladeshBangladeshSushil Ranjan Howlader, Syed Abdul Hamid, Zia Sadique, Shamsuddin Ahmed  
MO1545-170040.1543 Akhter Jahan , NahidAre the Poor Benefited from Exemption Policy of User Charges? Evidences from Three sub-district health centers in BangladeshBangladeshZahidul Quayyum, Nahid Akhter Jahan, Azizur Rahman, Syed Abdul Hamid Priti Dev Sen, Abdul Hamid Moral  
MO1545-170040.1544 Varghese, BeenaTargeting of health interventions: does it work for Bangladesh? Evidence from national surveysBangladeshBeena Varghese, Shamima Akhter, Imran Choudhury, Nadia Rashid  
MO1545-170040.2501How Preference Measurement Should Be Considered in Setting Colorectal Cancer Screening Policies: Using Conjoint AnalysisGlenn SalkeldMarshall, DeborahMeasuring Preferences for Choosing Colorectal Cancer Screening (CRC) and Choosing Amongst Alternative TestsCanadaDeborah Marshall Kathryn Phillips
MO1545-170040.2502 Johnson, F. ReedThe Treatment of Cost Information: Does it Influence Preferences?United StatesF. Reed Johnson  
MO1545-170040.2503 Phillips, KathrynNext Steps: Integrating Preferences Data with Utilization and Cost Data to Inform Health PoliciesUnited StatesKathryn Phillips  
MO1545-170040.2521Assessing the US Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-173)Joseph NewhousePhilipson, TomasPanel SessionUnited States  Albert Okunade
MO1545-170040.2522 Ellis, RandallPanel SessionUnited States   
MO1545-170040.2523 Banthin, JessicaPanel SessionUnited States   
MO1545-170040.2541Integrating economic evidence into clinical practice guidelines in the UK, The Netherlands, Australia and USAFrans RuttenDrummond, MichaelIntegrating economic evidence into NICE's clinical guidelines in the United KingdomUnited KingdomMichael Drummond  Mike Drummond
MO1545-170040.2542 Antioch, KathrynIntegrating cost-effectiveness evidence into Clinical Practice Guidelines in AustraliaAustraliaKathryn Antioch  
MO1545-170040.2543 Niessen, LouisEconomic analysis for clinical practice: the case of 30 consensus guidelines in The NetherlandsNetherlandsLouis Niessen  
MO1545-170040.2544 Lawrence, WilliamEconomic information presented in Clinical Practice Guidelines in the National Guideline Clearinghouse, USAUnited StatesWilliam Lawrence  
MO1700-180040.0021Economics of Substance AbuseChee-Ruey HsiehLundborg, PetterWho cares about the future? Discounting and heavy drinkingSwedenPetter Lundborg  
MO1700-180040.0022 Johansson, EdvardAbstaining from alcohol and labour market underperformance: Have we forgotten the "dry" alcoholics?FinlandEdvard Johansson, Hannu Alho, Urpo Kiiskinen, Kari Poikolainen  
MO1700-180040.0023 Falba, TracyIdentifying Peer Effects in Substance Abuse TreatmentUnited StatesTracy Falba, Patrick Bayer, Angela Snyder, Jody Sindelar  
MO1700-180040.0024 Chisholm, DanReducing alcohol consumption in Thailand: choosing interventions using generalized cost-effectiveness analysisThailandKanitta Bundhamcharoen, Dan Chisholm, Stephen Lim  
MO1700-180040.0025 Volpe-Vartanian, JoannaImpact of Managed Care on Problem Recognition for Alcohol and Depression DisordersUnited StatesJoanna Volpe-Vartanian, Dominic Hodgkin, Margarita Alegria, Constance Horgan  
MO1700-180040.0041Economics of Obesity IICynthia IglesiasBian, JohnImpact of Obesity on Operative Time and Length of Stay of Three General Surgical ProceduresUnited StatesJohn Bian  
MO1700-180040.0042 Campbell, JoannaThe Early Adulthood of Overweight AdolescentsUnited StatesJoanna Campbell, Brent Goldfarb, Niny Khor  
MO1700-180040.0043 Goode, AlisonWho can afford to not be obese? Estimating the relationship between obesity and economic activity using panel dataUnited KingdomAlison Goode, Kostas Mavromaras, Alexandros Zangelidis  
MO1700-180040.0044 Moodie, MarjoryACE (Accessing Cost-Effectiveness) Obesity: Prioity setting for obesityAustraliaMarjory Moodie, Michelle Haby, Boyd Swinburn, Theo Vos, Alison Markwick, Anne Magnus, Robert Carter  
MO1700-180040.0045 Contoyannis, PaulUsing relative distributions to investigate socio-economic inequalities in obesity in England and CanadaCanadaPaul Contoyannis, John Wildman  
MO1700-180040.0061Cigarette Use and TaxationDaniel MaceiraYang, Chung-LinThe Impact of Cigarette Taxation on Cigarette Consumption in Taiwan: Evidences from a Natural Experimental 4-year follow-up StudyTaiwanChung-Lin Yang, Yi-Wen Tsai, Tsai-Ching Liu, Chin-Shyan Chen, Pei-Fen Chen  
MO1700-180040.0062 Carmalt, JulieSmoking Initiation by Adolescent Girls: Does Price Sensitivity Vary by Weight and Body Image?United StatesJulie Carmalt  
MO1700-180040.0063 Gapp, OliverTobacco tax increases in Germany: blessing or curse?GermanyOliver Gapp  
MO1700-180040.0064 Busch, SusanTobacco spending and its crowd-out of other goodsUnited StatesSusan Busch, Mireia Jofre-Bonet, Tracy Falba, Jody Sindelar  
MO1700-180040.0065 Sugawara, TammyNet Benefit Analysis of Quit Smoking Programs JapanTammy Sugawara  
MO1700-180040.0081Equity and Health IDavid BishaiOliveira Cruz, ValeriaAgency theory as a conceptual framework for the analysis of relationships in International Development Assistance for Health United KingdomValeria Oliveira Cruz, Barbara McPake  
MO1700-180040.0082 Marta, PascualHealth inequalities and health mobility in the European Union: An empirical approachSpainDavid Cantarero, Marta Pascual  
MO1700-180040.0083 Gericke, ChristianHealth care financing and access to health services in rural ChinaGermanyChristian Gericke, Haiyan Meng, Jonas Schreyoegg, Reinhard Busse  
MO1700-180040.0084 Green, TiffanyThe Impact of Skin Shade on Insurance Participation and Health Outcomes among African-AmericansUnited StatesTiffany Green, William Darity Jr.  
MO1700-180040.0085 Long, SharonImpacts of Managed Care on Health Care Access for Persons with DisabilitiesUnited StatesSharon Long, Terri Coughlin  
MO1700-180040.0101Health State Assessment IDavid BradfordJowett, SueSMART revelations? An investigation of the validity of stated preference data for the self-management of warfarinUnited KingdomSue Jowett, Stirling Bryan, David Fitzmaurice, Ellen Murray, Deborah McCahon  
MO1700-180040.0102 McCabe, ChristopherMAUF vs statistical inference models: a comparison of health state valuation models using the HUI2 health state classification systemUnited KingdomChristopher McCabe, Katherine Stevens, Jennifer Roberts, John Brazier  
MO1700-180040.0103 van der Pol, MarjonTrading Places: the impact of a parental perspective on TTO responsesUnited KingdomMarjon van der Pol  
MO1700-180040.0104 Krabbe, PaulThurstone scaling as a measurement method for the quantification of health statesNetherlandsPaul Krabbe, Joshua Salomon, Christopher Murray  
MO1700-180040.0105 Pokhrel, SubhashAt what price I'd say I'm sick: Measuring health care price's effect on illness perceptionGermanySubhash Pokhrel, Rainer Sauerborn  
MO1700-180040.0121Economic Evaluation IIDavid GrabowskiNixon, RichardAssessing cost-effectiveness in subgroups and analysing multicentre cost-effectiveness dataUnited KingdomRichard Nixon, Simon Thompson  
MO1700-180040.0122 Arana, JorgeLimits to the use of Stated Preference Methods for Health Programs Valuation: An emotional-rational dual system approachSpainJorge Arana, Carmelo J. Leon  
MO1700-180040.0123 Anderson, RobEconomic evaluation of complex interventions: how do we get inside the 'black box' of cost-effectiveness data?AustraliaRob Anderson  
MO1700-180040.0124 Sommersguter-Reichmann, MargitEfficiency measurement in health care using DEA: Empirical evidence 1981-2000AustriaMargit Sommersguter-Reichmann  
MO1700-180040.0125 Bleichrodt, HanResolving Inconsistencies in Utility Measurement under Risk: Tests of Generalizations of Expected UtilityNetherlandsHan Bleichrodt, Jose-Maria Abellan, Jose Pinto-Prades, Ildefonso Martinez  
MO1700-180040.1441Medical Expenditure IIDean JamisonMarder, WilliamCan Disease-Based Price Indexes Improve the Estimation of the Medical CPI?United StatesWilliam Marder, Xue Song, Onur Baser, Robert Houchens, Jonathan Conklin, Ralph Bradley  
MO1700-180040.1442 Hofmarcher-Holzhacker, Maria MagdalenaNational health expenditure in the EU: Convergence by enlargement? AustriaMaria Magdalena Hofmarcher-Holzhacker, Monika Riedel, Gerald Roehrling  
MO1700-180040.1443 Conteh, LesongHow much of a household's total expenditure is on health care in Sub Saharan Africa? United KingdomLesong Conteh, Virginia Wiseman, Fred Matovu, Brendan McElroy, Warren Stevens  
MO1700-180040.1444 Jeanrenaud, ClaudeWhy is health care spending going up?SwitzerlandClaude Jeanrenaud, Helene Chevrou-Severac, Jean-Blaise Wasserfallen  
MO1700-180040.1445 Hernandez, PatriciaTracking malaria health expenditures; developing a standard methodology for low- and middle-income countriesUnited StatesSusna De, Rachel Racelis, Yann Derrienic, Patience Kuruneri, Patricia Hernandez  
MO1700-180040.1461Health Care User Charges IIDiane McIntyreChen, Chin-ShyanNational Health Insurance and Household Expenditures in TaiwanTaiwanChin-Shyan Chen, Tsai-Ching Liu  
MO1700-180040.1462 Anis, AslamThe Impact of Cost Sharing of Prescription Drugs Expenditures: Own and Cross Price ElasticitiesCanadaAslam Anis  
MO1700-180040.1463 Ahmed, ShakilCatastrophic out of pocket payments for healthcare in poor rural areas of BangladeshUnited StatesShakil Ahmed, Mahmud Khan, David Hotchkiss, Paul Hutchinson  
MO1700-180040.1464 Sun, JiayinSide Payments in Developing Country Health Care Systems: Reasons and ConsequencesUnited StatesJiayin Sun, Ting Liu  
MO1700-180040.1465 Chi, ChunhueiOut-of-Pocket Payment for Health Care under Taiwan's NHI ProgramUnited StatesChunhuei Chi, JwoLeun Lee, Shu-Ling Tsai  
MO1700-180040.1481Impact of AgingEddy Van DoorslaerRoberts, JenniferHealth and retirement in the UK: Duration analysis of the British Household Panel SurveyUnited KingdomJennifer Roberts, Nigel Rice, Andrew Jones  
MO1700-180040.1482 Felder, StefanPopulation ageing and health care expenditure: Does the 'red herring' apply to everybody and everything?GermanyStefan Felder, Peter Zweifel, Andreas Werblow  
MO1700-180040.1483 Larsen, MonaThe Impact of Health on Individual Retirement Plans: a Panel Analysis comparing Self-reported versus Diagnostic MeasuresDenmarkMona Larsen  
MO1700-180040.1484 Rannan-Eliya, RavindraImpact of ageing on developing country health expenditure: Actuarial cost model for Sri Lanka 2001-2051Sri LankaRavindra Rannan-Eliya  
MO1700-180040.1485 Furukawa, MichaelDrug Coverage and Declining Disability Among the Elderly: Is There A Link?United StatesMichael Furukawa  
MO1700-180040.1501Caring for the Elderly IElizabeth SavageMot, EstherLong term care in the Netherlands: strengths and weaknesses NetherlandsEsther Mot  
MO1700-180040.1502 Lippi Bruni, MatteoFamily attitudes and elderly living arrangements in ItalyItalyMatteo Lippi Bruni, Cristina Ugolini  
MO1700-180040.1503 Bos, AntonioThe impact of public health infrastructure on elderly health in BrazilUnited StatesAntonio Bos  
MO1700-180040.1504 Moscone, FrancescoSources of variations in performance of local English long-term care departments: demand, supply and interdependenceItalyFrancesco Moscone, Jose Luis Fernandez, Julien Forder, Martin Knapp  
MO1700-180040.1505 Morozumi, RyokoOwnership and quality of long-term care: an empirical analysis of Japanese group homesJapanRyoko Morozumi  
MO1700-180040.1521Children and Health Insurance IIFelicia KnaulDeber, RaisaHealth Care Reforms in the Home Care Sector: Implications of Managed Competition on Pediatric ServicesCanadaKaren Spalding, Raisa Deber, A. Paul Williams, Patricia McKeever  
MO1700-180040.1522 Barham, TaniaProviding A Healthier Start to Life: The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on Child MortalityUnited StatesTania Barham  
MO1700-180040.1523 McBride, TimothyInformation Asymmetry and Access to Health Services Among Children with Special Health Care NeedsUnited StatesTimothy McBride, Shirley Porterfield  
MO1700-180040.1524 Escarce, JoseEffects of Family Structure on Children's Use of Ambulatory Visits and Prescription MedicationsUnited StatesJose Escarce, Alex Chen  
MO1700-180040.1525 Leininger, LindseyInsurance and Utilization in Low-Income Children United StatesLindsey Leininger, Willard Manning  
MO1700-180040.1541Determinants of Early Childhood HealthFelix LoboO'Donnell, OwenDecomposition of changes in the distribution of child nutrition: Vietnam 1993-98GreeceOwen O'Donnell, Ángel López-Nicolás, Eddy van Doorslaer  
MO1700-180040.1542 Hatt, LaurelSocioeconomic determinants of child morbidity in Latin AmericaUnited StatesLaurel Hatt, Hugh Waters  
MO1700-180040.1543 Delajara, MarceloAn Infant Health Production Function for ArgentinaArgentinaMarcelo Delajara  
MO1700-180040.1544 Eide, EricExamining the Link between Weight and Educational Outcomes for Children and AdolescentsUnited StatesShowalter Mark, Eric Eide  
MO1700-180040.1545 Tamm, MarcusThe Effect of Poverty on the Health of Newborn Children - Evidence from GermanyGermanyMarcus Tamm  
MO1700-180040.2501Health Labour Supply IFrans RuttenBloor, KarenUsing administrative data to explore labour market issues in the UK National Health ServiceUnited KingdomKaren Bloor  
MO1700-180040.2502 Jeon, Sung-HeePhysician labour supply in Canada: a cohort analysisCanadaSung-Hee Jeon, Jeremiah Hurley  
MO1700-180040.2503 Gertler, PaulThe returns to investing in quality health careUnited StatesPaul Gertler, Sarah Barber  
MO1700-180040.2504 Weeks, WilliamReturns on Educational Investment for Physicians in the US, Canada, Germany, Japan and the UKUnited StatesWilliam Weeks, Amy Wallace  
MO1700-180040.2505 Matsiko, CharlesEffectiveness of Standard Guidelines for Labour utilization in health : The case of UgandaUgandaCharles Matsiko  
MO1700-180040.2521Health and Labour IIFreddie SsengoobaMennemeyer, StephenEmployment Experience of Adults in Households with Stroke before & after Constraint Induced Movement TherapyUnited StatesStephen Mennemeyer, Edward Taub, Gitendra Uswatte  
MO1700-180040.2522 Florence, CurtisThe Changing Impact of Smoking, Overweight and Obesity on Health Care Costs and Worker AbsenteeismUnited StatesCurtis Florence, David Howard, Peter Joski, Kenneth Thorpe  
MO1700-180040.2523 Dolan, PaulThe Effect of Detrimental Life Events on Well-beingUnited KingdomJennifer Roberts, Paul Dolan, Kathleen Grady  
MO1700-180040.2524 Bolton, KellySmoking, Drinking and Body Weight after Reemployment: Does Unemployment Experience and Compensation Make a Difference?United StatesEunice Rodriguez, Kelly Bolton  
MO1700-180040.2525 Milcent, CarineHealth Education and child Work in BrasilFranceCarine Milcent  
MO1700-180040.2541Health Payment Systems IIGabriel PiconeLai, Chiu-LingThe Performance Compares between ACG and DxCG Systems in Taiwan TaiwanChiu-Ling Lai, Ray-E Chang  
MO1700-180040.2542 Hanson, KaraComparing alternative provider payment mechanisms used in the 30 Baht scheme in ThailandUnited KingdomKara Hanson  
MO1700-180040.2543 Chang, Ray-EThe Effects of Phase-in Adoption of DRG-like Prospective Payments on Hospital Inpatient ExpenditureTaiwanRay-E Chang, Wen-Hua Lin, Shu-Ting Chang, Meng-Fu Hsieh  
MO1700-180040.2544 Cheng, Wen-HuiAssessing Redistributional Effects of New Financing Mechanism Proposed for Taiwan's National Health InsuranceTaiwanWen-Hui Cheng  
MO1700-180040.2545 Yi, RongFrom Fixed Caps to Morbidity-Adjusted Physician Payments: Risk Adjustment Models for German Office-Based Physician PracticesUnited StatesRong Yi, Andreas Ryll, Dominik von Stillfriend, Randall Ellis, Arlene Ash  
MO1800-190040.0021Economics of Wait ListsGavin MooneySiciliani, LuigiDoes more choice reduce waiting times? Some empirical evidenceUnited KingdomLuigi Siciliani  
MO1800-190040.0022 Parkin, DavidWaiting lists for elective surgery: insights from time-to-event analysis on the impact of targets on waiting timesUnited KingdomDavid Parkin  
MO1800-190040.0023 Lazaro, AngelinaConjoint Analysis and the Citizen's Juries Technique: An application to the prioritisation of patients in waiting listSpainAngelina Lazaro, Bego Alvarez-Farizo  
MO1800-190040.0024 Currie, GillianUsing a discrete choice experiment to estimating the public's willingness-to-wait for elective surgeryCanadaGillian Currie, Seija Kromm, Mandy Ryan, Marjon van der Pol  
MO1800-190040.0025 Koopmanschap, MarcThe influence of waiting time on cost-effectivenessNetherlandsMarc Koopmanschap, Werner Brouwer, Job van Exel, Leona Hakkaart  
MO1800-190040.0041Effect of Health Insurance IIJody SindelarBundorf, KateThe Effects of Insurance Coverage on Infertility Treatments and Outcomes United StatesKate Bundorf, Laurence Baker, Melinda Henne  
MO1800-190040.0042 Stuart, BruceAssessing the Impact of Prescription Drug Use on Hospital Spending by US Medicare Beneficiaries using a Two-Stage Residual Inclusion ModelUnited StatesBruce Stuart, Jalpa Doshi, Joseph Terza  
MO1800-190040.0043 Hidayat, BudiModelling the effects of health insurance on the number of visits to outpatient care: to correct or not to correct the endogeneity of health insurance choiceGermanyBudi Hidayat, Subhash Pokhrel, Hasbullah Thabrany, Steffen Flessa, Rainer Sauerborn  
MO1800-190040.0044 Bautista, SergioUtilization of Primary Health Services in the Context of a Conditional Cash Transfers Program in Mexico: Impact on non-Beneficiary FamiliesMexicoSergio Bautista, Sebastian Martinez, Stefano Bertozzi, Paul Gertler  
MO1800-190040.0045 Li, JianIs drug coverage a free lunch? Cross-price elasticities and the design of prescription drug benefitsUnited StatesJian Li, Martin Gaynor, Bill Vogt  
MO1800-190040.0061Economics of Hospital QualityGuido CitoniLevaggi, RosellaDevoted physicians and investment in new technology to promote the quality of hospital careItalyRosella Levaggi, Michele Moretto, Vincenzo Rebba  
MO1800-190040.0062 Okamoto, AtozEstimation of Disease-specific Costs and Inpatient Days in a Large Dataset of Hospital Discharges using the Proportional Distribution Method (PDM)JapanAtoz Okamoto, Yasuyoshi Sekita  
MO1800-190040.0063 Mutter, RyanThe Effects of U.S. Hospital Competition on Inpatient Quality of CareUnited StatesRyan Mutter, Herbert Wong  
MO1800-190040.0064 Machado, MatildeMeasuring Hospital Quality from Physician's ChoicesSpainMatilde Machado, Ricardo Mora, Antonio Romero  
MO1800-190040.0065 Mutter, RyanThe Effects of U.S. Hospital Consolidations on the Quality of CareUnited StatesRyan Mutter, Herbert Wong  
MO1800-190040.0081Health Care Utilization IIH. E. Frech IIILiu, Tsai-ChingThe difference in utilization of C-section in Taiwan by National Health InsuranceTaiwanTsai-Ching Liu, Chin-Shyan Chen  
MO1800-190040.0082 Longobardi, TeresaPatterns of Utilization of Health-Care Resources in Manitoba by Patients with IBD: 2000 vs. 1990CanadaTeresa Longobardi, Charles Bernstein, Phillip Jacobs  
MO1800-190040.0083 Hodgkin, DominicImpact of a three-tier formulary on utilization of antidepressant medicationsUnited StatesDominic Hodgkin, Cindy Thomas, Grant Ritter, Sue Lee, Linda Simoni-Wastila  
MO1800-190040.0084 Khajavi, KamiarMedical Overutilization: A Market-driven DefinitionUnited StatesKamiar Khajavi, Dahlia Remler  
MO1800-190040.0085 von Hinke Kessler Scholder, StephanieHealth Service Utilization and Catastrophic Health Expenditures in Armenia; 1999 and 2001United KingdomStephanie v. Hinke Kessler Scholder, Ke Xu, Ana Mylena Aguilar-Rivera, David Evans  
MO1800-190040.0101Geography and HealthHaim ErderDike, NkemSocio-economic status and geographic differentials in healthcare seeking in Ebonyi state southeast NigeriaNigeriaNkem Dike, Obinna Onwujekwe  
MO1800-190040.0102 Asche, CarlWelfare loss resulting from small area variation in rates of ventilation tube surgery in OntarioUnited StatesCarl Asche, Peter Coyte  
MO1800-190040.0103 Shimizu, SayuriAssessment of the factors affecting the regional disparity of the efficiency of the health care system in JapanJapanSayuri Shimizu, Noritosih Yoshii, Kiyohide Fushimi  
MO1800-190040.0104 Schut, FrederikThe impact of travel distance on patients' hospital choice in the NetherlandsNetherlandsFrederik Schut, Marco Varkevisser  
MO1800-190040.0105 Bhargavan, MythreyiTrends in geographic disparities in the context of technology adoption and diffusionUnited StatesMythreyi Bhargavan, Jonathan Sunshine  
MO1800-190040.0121Economics of Nursing Supply IIHarri SintonenSochalski, JulieDoes Hospital Price Competition Influence Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care?United StatesJulie Sochalski, R. Tamara Konetzka  
MO1800-190040.0122 Spetz, JoanneHow Do Scope of Practice Regulations Affect Demand for Licensed Practical Nurses in the United States?United StatesJoanne Spetz, Wendy Dyer, Jean Ann Seago, Susan Chapman  
MO1800-190040.0123 Seo, SukyongHospital Use of Temporary Employment: A Longitudinal Study of Nurse Staffing United StatesSukyong Seo  
MO1800-190040.0124 Anezaki, HisatakaNurses' evaluation of Nursing care using Conjoint Analysis for estimation of Labor SupplyJapanHisataka Anezaki  
MO1800-190040.0125 Ogata, YasukoRelative Work Values for Home Care Nursing Services and Client Characteristics in JapanJapanYasuko Ogata, Takashi Fukuda, Michio Hashimoto, Katsumi Mori, Kayo Otosaka  
MO1800-190040.1441Economics of Treatment IIHasbullah ThabranyWeintraub, WilliamLong-Term Cost Effectiveness of Clopidogrel following PCI (CREDO trial): A four-European country analysis.United StatesWilliam S Weintraub, olivier bouin, Emir Veledar, Sylvie Gabriel  
MO1800-190040.1442 Huse, DanCost-effectiveness of imatinib in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumorsUnited StatesDan Huse, Stan Finkelstein, Alastair Glendenning, Greg Lenhart, Lisa Mucha, Karen McDougall, George Demetri  
MO1800-190040.1443 Mookherji, SangeetaUsing monetary and nonmonetary incentives to improve tuberculosis program performance: evidence from current interventionsUnited StatesSangeeta Mookherji, Alix Beith, Weil Diana  
MO1800-190040.1444 Green, ColinConsidering the cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals for Alzheimer's disease: the challenge of modelling disease progressionUnited KingdomColin Green, Guiqing Lily Yao, Jo Picot, Emma Loveman, Jo Kirby, Andrea Takeda, Andrew Clegg  
MO1800-190040.1445 Hemels, MichielProbabilistic Cost-effectiveness Analysis of escitalopram: A new SSRI in the First-line Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in The NetherlandsFranceMichiel Hemels  
MO1800-190040.1461Supplier-Induced Demand IJ.-Matthias Graf von der SchulenburgDe Jaegher, KrisA continuous game-theoretical model of demand inducementBelgiumKris De Jaegher  
MO1800-190040.1462 Gifford, ElizabethProvider level influences on length of stay: A Bayesian Cross-classified ApproachUnited StatesElizabeth Gifford, E. Michael Foster  
MO1800-190040.1463 Kim, Hak-JuThe effect of medical reimbursement rates on physician-induced demand - the experience of South KoreaSouth KoreaMeredith Kilgore, Shyam Varadarajulu, Mohamad Eloubeidi  
MO1800-190040.1464 Folland, ShermanSupplier Induced Demand the Marketing Model and Occam's RazorUnited StatesSherman Folland  
MO1800-190040.1465 Wranik-Lohrenz, DominikaAre doctors lazy? Inappropriate and ineffective treatment recommendations CanadaDominika Wranik-Lohrenz  
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MO1800-190040.1482 Olsen, Kim RoseDo interventions to change GPs prescription behaviour work?: a panel data analysis of Danish interventionsDenmarkKim Rose Olsen, Andreas B¯gh, Kjeld Poulsen, Kirsten SchÊfer  
MO1800-190040.1483 Mousques, JulienMedical practice variability in French primary care: The prescription of antibiotics for acute rhinopharyngitisFranceJulien Mousques, Thomas Renaud, Olivier Scemama  
MO1800-190040.1484 Forsberg, Birger CarlAttitudes to and Perceptions of Private Care among Senior Health Managers in BangladeshSwedenBirger Carl Forsberg, Henrik Axelson  
MO1800-190040.1485 Mousques, JulienMeasures to improve patterns of practice and their impact on general practitioners in FranceFranceKarine Chevreul, Julien Mousques, Valerie Paris  
MO1800-190040.1501Economics of Physician ReimbursementJan Erik AskildsenRochaix, LiseReimbursement schemes for physicians: risk sharing information asymmetry and patients choiceFranceLise Rochaix, Rosella Levaggi, Arnold Chassagnon  
MO1800-190040.1502 Wen, Yu PingEconomic Incentives and physician distribution: A case of traditional Chinese medicineTaiwanYu Ping Wen  
MO1800-190040.1503 Sheu, Mei-lingHow do different types of primary care solo practitioners under a global budget system respond to a major payment reform?TaiwanMei-ling Sheu, Yue-Chune Lee  
MO1800-190040.1504 Yang, Chiang-HsingRedistributive Effect of the National Health Insurance on Physicians in TaiwanTaiwanChiang-Hsing Yang, Ya-Seng Hsueh, Yu-tung Huang  
MO1800-190040.1505 Burgess, JamesRelating Physician Perceptions to Individual Performance in Pay-for-Quality ProgramsUnited StatesJames Burgess, Gary Young, Dan Berlowitz, Bert White, Mark Meterko, Matthew Guldin, Howard Beckman, Rob Greene, Kathleen Curtin  
MO1800-190040.1521Economics of Health Care SpecialistsJane HallOfer, GurSelecting Your Surgeon: The Private-Public Mix in Hospitals in Jerusalem - Considering Equity and EfficiencyIsraelGur Ofer, Bruce Rosen, Miriam Grinstein  
MO1800-190040.1522 Sunshine, JonathanThe production function of radiology practicesUnited StatesCristian Meghea, Jonathan Sunshine  
MO1800-190040.1523 Johnston, JaniceNon-attendance and effective equity of access at four public specialist outpatient centers in Hong KongChinaJanice Johnston, Gabriel Leung, Hnin Saing, Kin On Kwok, Lai Ming Ho, Irene Wong, Keith Tin  
MO1800-190040.1524 Meghea, CristianWho's Overworked and Who's Underworked Among Radiologists?United StatesJonathan Sunshine, Cristian Meghea  
MO1800-190040.1525 Lepnurm, ReinPredictors of career satisfaction for surgeons and psychiatrists in CanadaCanadaRein Lepnurm, Roy Dobson, Allen Backman  
MO1800-190040.1541Economics of Primary CareJeff RichardsonDurairaj, VaratharajanRe-activating the Primary Health Centres through industrial partnership in Tamilnadu India IndiaVaratharajan Durairaj, Wilson Arul Anandan Durairaj  
MO1800-190040.1542 Hsieh, Chi-JengEvaluating Selection and Efficiency Incentives of Outpatient Primary Care fund HoldersTaiwanChi-Jeng Hsieh, Ying-Hui Hou, Shu-Ting Chang, Ray-E Chang  
MO1800-190040.1543 Nolan, AnneA Panel Data Analysis Of The Utilisation Of GP Services In Ireland: 1995-2000IrelandAnne Nolan, Brian Nolan  
MO1800-190040.1544 Norlund, AndersPatients with mild head injury: A CMA of emergency management - CT vs inhospital observationSwedenAnders Norlund, Jean-Luc af Geijerstam, Lars-Ake Marke, Sven Oredsson, Mona Britton  
MO1800-190040.1545 Doty, MichelleEmergency Department (ED) Use and Timely Access to Primary Care: Experiences in a Five Nation SurveyUnited StatesMichelle Doty, Cathy Schoen  
MO1800-190040.2501Economics of Drug MarketsJeremiah HurleyMwisongo, AzizaInfluence of Market Dynamics on Drug Vendors' Practices: Experiences from a drug vendor survey in TanzaniaTanzaniaAziza Mwisongo, Flemming Konradsen, Lucy Gilson, Ib Bygbjerg  
MO1800-190040.2502 Goodman, CatherineThe extent and impact of market concentration in the malaria treatment market in rural TanzaniaUnited KingdomCatherine Goodman, Patrick Kachur, Salim Abdulla, Peter Bloland, Anne Mills  
MO1800-190040.2503 Van Ginneken, EwoutA systematic review of the impact of EU regulation on the European pharmaceutical marketGermanyEwout Van Ginneken, Jonas Schreyoegg, Christian Gericke, Reinhard Busse  
MO1800-190040.2504 Mennini, Francesco SaverioItalian Health Industry Model: an application to the Italian Pharmaceutical MarketItalyMarco Ratti, Francesco Saverio Mennini  
MO1800-190040.2505 Boonen, LiekeAre consumers sensitive for Preferred Provider Arrangements in the Dutch pharmaceutical market?NetherlandsLieke Boonen, Frederik Schut  
MO1800-190040.2521Economics of Drug RegulationJoan RoviraAnegawa, TomofumiPrice Regulation and Competition in Japanese Pharmaceutical MarketJapanTomofumi Anegawa  
MO1800-190040.2522 Felix, JorgePortuguese reference price system impact on public and private pharmaceuticals expenditurePortugalJorge Felix, Mónica Inês, Marta Soares, Zilda Mendes   
MO1800-190040.2523 Hernandez, PatriciaWorld expenditure trends on pharmaceuticals: new evidence and challenges SwitzerlandPatricia Hernandez  
MO1800-190040.2524 Mestre-Ferrandiz, JorgeEstimating the R&D cost of a new medicine: refining the methodSpainJorge Mestre-Ferrandiz, Paul Sculthorpe, Adrian Towse, Jon Sussex  
MO1800-190040.2525 Phillips, KathrynPrescription Drug Dispensing Limits in the United States: A Barrier to Efficient Care?United StatesKathryn Phillips, Su-Ying Liang, Jennifer Haas, Marilyn Stebbins, Brian Alldredge  
MO1800-190040.2541Economics of Immunization IIJoao PereiraBeutels, PhilippeCost-effectiveness of childhood hepatitis A vaccination in Australia BelgiumPhilippe Beutels, Raina MacIntyre, Peter McIntyre  
MO1800-190040.2542 Plans-Rubio, PedroCost-effectiveness of 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine in Catalonia (Spain)SpainPedro Plans-Rubio  
MO1800-190040.2543 Gilman, BoydImpact of Influenza Immunization on Medical Costs among Nationally Representative Sample of Elderly in USUnited StatesBoyd Gilman, Arthur Bonito, Celia Eicheldinger  
MO1800-190040.2544 Fox-Rushby, JuliaThe Cost-Effectiveness of Expanding Immunisation Services in Bangladesh and Peru United KingdomJulia Fox-Rushby, Damian Walker, Clark Andrew, Mosqueira Rocio, Nazme Sabina, N Liku, Marianela Castillo-Riquelme, Mary Penny, Claudio Lanata, Shahadat Hossain, Steve Gribble, Colin Sanderson  
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MO1900-201540.0024 Hall, JaneUnderstanding the preferences of informal caregivers providing palliative care at homeAustraliaJane Hall, Jordan Louviere, Patsy Kenny  
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MO1900-201540.0044 Ben Aoun, LeilaNurses and Doctors: Substitutes or Complements: an Empirical Estimation on French DataFranceCostin Protopopescu, Leila Ben Aoun, Dominique Polton, Lise Rochaix  
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MO1900-201540.0123 Ross, HanaEvidence for imposing uniform high tobacco taxes in VietnamUnited StatesHoang Van Kinh, Hana Ross, David Levy, Nguyen Thac Minh , Vu Thi Bich Ngoc  
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