6th World Congress: Explorations in Health

Sessions and Presentations

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Monday Sessions
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 01
Session: Access to health care: Bridging the gap between concepts and policyChair: Stephen Birch
Access as a policy-relevant concept in low- and middle-income countriesDi McIntyreUniversity of Cape TownAuthors: Di McIntyre, Mike Thiede, Stephen Birch
Access to health care - the British perspectiveMaria GoddardUniversity of YorkAuthors: Maria Goddard
Access as a cultural conceptGavin MooneyCurtin University of TechnologyAuthors: Gavin Mooney
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 03
Session: Accounting for Family Spillover Effects in Economic Evaluations of Health InterventionsChair: Scott Grosse
A time trade-off method to elicit preferences of spouses about the influence of their husbands' potential prostate cancer health states on themselvesAnirban BasuUniversity of ChicagoAuthors: Anirban Basu, William Dale, Arthur Elstein, David Meltzer
Effects of informal care: too important to ignore Werner BrouwerErasmus University RotterdamAuthors: Werner Brouwer
Correlates of caregiver preference scores in child disability modelsMick TilfordUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAuthors: J. Mick Tilford
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 05
Session: Applying economics to realities of health care priority settingChair: Stuart Peacock
Coverage of new health care technologies in the US: an investigation of principles, processes and the use of cost-effectiveness informationStirling BryanUniversity of BirminghamAuthors: Stirling Bryan, Alan Garber, Marthe Gold
Priority setting in the 'real-world' - from principles to processes and performanceAngela BateNewcastle UniversityAuthors: Angela Bate, Craig Mitton, Madeleine Murtagh, Cam Donaldson
The ACE (Assessing Cost Effectiveness) Approach to Priority SettingRob CarterUniversity of MelbourneAuthors: Rob Carter, Theo Vos, Marj Moodie, Cathy Mihalopoulos, Michelle Haby
Ranking of priorities based on PBMA taking into account the social welfare functionPedro Plans-RubióHealth Department of Catalonia, SpainAuthors: Pedro Plans-Rubió, Stuart J. Peacock, Craig R. Mitton
Setting Priorities for Managing Renal Failure in Ramallah Hospital (Palestine): a Programme Budgeting and Marginal Analysis (PBMA) approachNader ZaidanBirzeit UniversityAuthors: Nader Ziedan, Awad Mataria, Angela Bate, Cam Donaldson
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 07
Session: Assessing the impact of health system reforms intended to benefit the poor: Experiences from Vietnam, Thailand and MexicoChair: Stephen LimDiscussants: Julio Frenk, Christopher JL Murray
Assessing the effect of the 2001-2006 Mexican health reform: an interim report cardEmmanuela GakidouHarvard UniversityAuthors: Emmanuela Gakidou, Rafael Lozano, Eduardo Gonzalez-Pier, Jesse Abbott-Klafter, Jeremy Barofsky, Chloe Bryson-Cahn, Dennis Feehan, Diana Lee, Hector Hernandez-Llamas, Christopher Murray
Beyond averages: have health sector reforms reduced inequality in child mortality in Thailand?Margaret HoganUniversity of Queenslan/Ministry of Public Health, ThailandAuthors: Patama Vapattanawong, Margaret C. Hogan, Piya Hanvoravongchai, Emmanuela Gakidou, Theo Vos, Alan D. Lopez, Stephen S. Lim
Evaluating the impact of the universal coverage policy on financial risk protection, health care financing, and benefit incidence of Thai householdsPhusit PrakongsaiMinistry of Public Health, ThailandAuthors: Phusit Prakongsai, Supon Limwattananon, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol, Kanjana Tisayatikom, Viroj Tangcharoensathien
Evaluating the impact of a targeted program on health utilization and expenditure in Vietnam using quasi-experimental methodsHenrik AxelsonWHO, Hanoi, Vietnam & Lund UniversityAuthors: Henrik Axelson, Björn Ekman, Ha Anh Duc, Nguyen Thanh Liem, Ulf-G Gerdtham
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 08
Session: Assets, Wealth, and Health CareChair: Randall EllisDiscussants: Kanika Kapur, Cristina Hernandez Quevedo, Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin
Wealth and the Affordability of Health Insurance William EncinosaAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityAuthors: Didem Bernard, Jessica Banthin, Bill Encinosa
Measurement of socioeconomic inequality in health in 10 European countries: An exploratory analysis of SHARE using three approachesCristina MasseriaLSEAuthors: Cristina Hernandez Quevedo
Health Savings Accounts: Are Wealth and Health Portfolio Choices Joint and Rationale?Stephen ParenteUniversity of MinnesotaAuthors: Stephen T. Parente, Roger Feldman
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 10
Session: Balancing equity and efficiency: tools for multicriteria priority setting in healthChair: David Evans
Identifying and weighing various criteria for priority setting in Nepal using discrete choice experimentsRob BaltussenUMC St. Radboud / Erasmus UniversityAuthors: Rob Baltussen, AHA ten Asbroek, X Koolman, P Bhattarai, LW Niessen
District Health Priority Setting: Integrating across information sources via local government expenditure databases - Experience from TanzaniaDon de SavignySwiss Tropical InstituteAuthors: Don de Savigny, Harun Kasale, Conrad Mbuya, Graham Reid, Graham Wilson
Criteria for priority-setting in health care in Uganda: exploration of stakeholders' valuesLydia KapiririUniversity of Toronto Authors: Lydia Kapiriri, Bjarne Robberstad, OF Norheim, DK Martin
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 12
Session: Bargaining in health careChair: Misja C. Mikkers
Sophisticated Bargaining between Hospitals and InsurersAndrew E. SfekasNorthwestern UniversityAuthors: Andrew E. Sfekas, David Dranove, Mark Satterthwaite
Consumer Choice and Selective Contracting in Hospital-Insurer Bargaining Rein S. HalbersmaDutch Healthcare AuthorityAuthors: Misja C. Mikkers, Rein S. Halbersma
Price Negotiations in Health Care Services: Netherlands' Home CareVictoria ShestalovaNetherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB)Authors: Misja C. Mikkers, Ilaria Mosca, Marc Pomp, Victoria Shestalova
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 13
Session: CostingChair: Amalia Donia
Costs and Consequences from the ACHOIS Randomized Trial of Treatment of Mild Gestational Diabetes MellitusJohn MossUniversity of AdelaideAuthors: John Moss, Caroline Crowther, Janet Hiller, Kristyn Willson, Andrew McPhee, William Jeffries, Jeffrey Robinson
Survival Models For Cost Data: The Forgotten Additive ApproachMichele PetrincoUniversity of TorinoAuthors: Michele Petrinco, Eva Pagano, Alessandro Desideri, Riccardo Bigi, Dario Gregori
An assessment of cost studies from a methodological perspectiveSarath SamarageSri Lankan Ministry of Healthcare and NutritionAuthors: Sarath Samarage, Amala de Silva, Aparnaa Somanathan
Multiple imputation for estimating unit costs in multicentre economic evaluationsRichard GrieveLSHTMAuthors: Richard Grieve
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 14
Session: Wait TimesChair: Adam Oliver
Waiting times vs distance: An analysis of the determinants of choice of hospital for cataract operations in the NHSPeter SiveyUniversity of YorkAuthors: Peter Sivey
Estimating waiting time dynamics with time series dataLuigi SicilianiUniversity of YorkAuthors: Luigi Siciliani, Fabrizio Iacone, Steve Martin, Pete C. Smith
Targets and Waiting Times: Exploiting a Quasi-Experiment to Evaluate the Use of Targets in the Provision of Health Care in the UKFrank WindmeijerUniversity of BristolAuthors: Frank Windmeijer, Carol Propper, Matt Sutton, Carolyn Whitnall
I'll Tell You Which Patient is Most Bothered About Waiting Time: Estimating Individual Preferences from Discrete Choice ExperimentsTerry FlynnUniversity of BristolAuthors: Terry Flynn, Jordan Louviere, Shan Li, Tim Peters, Joanna Coast
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 16
Session: Hospital CompetitionChair: Anthony Scott
A Competition Index for Differentiated Product Oligopoly with an Application to HospitalsYaa Owusua D. Akosa AntwiCarnegie Mellon UniversityAuthors: Yaa Owusua D. Akosa Antwi, Martin Gaynor, William Vogt
Cross Subsidization and the Welfare Impact of Specialty EntryRobert HuckmanHarvard Business SchoolAuthors: Robert Huckman, Jonathan Kolstad
Is Entry Efficient When Inputs are Constrained? Lessons from Cardiac SurgeryJonathan KolstadHarvard UniversityAuthors: Jonathan Kolstad, David Cutler, Robert Huckman
Market Competition, Hospital Investment and Quality of CareChi-Chen ChenNational Taiwan UniversityAuthors: Chi-Chen Chen, Shou-Hsia Cheng
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.07
Session: Home careChair: Anita Alban
The Effect of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 on Home Health ServicesMeredith KilgoreUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAuthors: Meredith Kilgore, Michael Morrisey, Christine Ritchie, Julie Locher
Labour Force Participation, Labour Supply, and Unpaid Caregiving in CanadaMeredith LillyUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Meredith Lilly, Audrey Laporte, Pat Armstrong, Peter Coyte
Performance Evaluation of Home and Community CareJulie PolisenaUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Julie Polisena, Audrey Laporte, Peter Coyte, Ruth Croxford
Competing Values in Priority Setting in the Home Care Sector in Ontario, CanadaMichele KohliUniversity of Toronto Authors: Michele Kohli
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.08
Session: Methodology 1Chair: Alan Diener
Using indirect evidence in clinical guideline development: feasibility and acceptibilityJudit SimonUniversity of OxfordAuthors: Judit Simon, Stephen Pilling, Rachel Burbeck, Emma McIntosh, John Geddes
Is the value of a life-year saved context specific?Duncan MortimerMonash UniversityAuthors: Duncan Mortimer, Leonie Segal
Measurement Error in Household Expenditure Data: The World Health SurveyKe XuAuthors: Ke Xu
Preference Based Measurement of Vision-related Quality of Life: Are we mixing apples and oranges?Steven KymesWashington University School of MedicineAuthors: Steven Kymes, Bryan Lee, Robert Nease, Walton Sumner
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.12
Session: Generics 1Chair: Alastair Gray
Testing the Generics Paradox: An Estimation of the Price and Expenditure Elasticities of Generic and Brand-Name DrugsMarin GemmillAuthors: Marin Gemmill
Determinants of Competition Between Generics in the Omeprazole and Fluoxetine markets in the UK, US and GermanySeeley LizLSEAuthors: Liz Seeley
Generic Competition in Drug Markets and the Impact of RegulationJoan Costa FontLSEAuthors: Joan Costa Font
Modelling the Market Behavior of Antidepressants after Patent Expiries: Evidence from The NetherlandsPetros PechlivanoglouUniversity of GroningenAuthors: Petros Pechlivanoglou, Cornelis Boersma, Sipke Visser, Lolkje de Jong-van den Berg, Maarten Postma
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.13
Session: InequalityChair: Albert Okunade
Health, Retirement and Inequality: can Germany and the UK learn from each other?Martin SchellhornGSF - National Research Center for Environment and HealthAuthors: Martin Schellhorn, Jennifer Roberts, Nigel Rice, Andrew Jones
Trends in Socioeconomic Inequality in Mortality in Taiwan: 1980-2005Shu-Fang ShihNational Health Research Institutes/National Taiwan UniversityAuthors: Shu-Fang Shih, Tung-Liang Chiang, Likwang Chen
The Effect of Pensions on Longevity: Evidence from Union Army VeteransMartin SalmAuthors: Martin Salm
Impact of health-care systems on inequalities in health care consumptionZeynep OrIRDESAuthors: Zeynep Or, Florence Jusot
Monday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.14
Session: ComplianceChair: Art King
Improving prevention compliance through appropriate incentivesUdo SchneiderUniversity of BayreuthAuthors: Udo Schneider, Jürgen Zerth
The Association between Noncompliance in Hemodialysis Sessions and Composite Rate Costs for ESRD PatientsChien-Chia ChuangUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborAuthors: Chien-Chia Chuang
The impact of non-adherence to medication on societal costs in patients with schizophrenia, analysis of data from the QUATRO studyDerek KingLSEAuthors: Derek King, Martin Knapp, Paul McCrone, Anita Patel
Doctor-patient relationship: a game theoretical approach to explain non-adherence to medicationCharitini StavropoulouLSEAuthors: Charitini Stavropoulou
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 01
Session: Catastrophic and Impoverishing Health Spending and Financial Protection in Latin America: Country-level analysis Chair: Amanda Glassman
Catastrophic and Impoverishment Health Spending: The Case of ColombiaUrsula GiedionAuthors: Ursula Giedion, Carmen Elisa Florez
Financial Protection in Health in Middle-Income Countries in LAC: evidence on systemic responses from the Mexican Popular Insurance ProgramFelicia Marie KnaulFundación Mexicana para la Salud/Ministry of Public Education of MexicoAuthors: Felicia Knaul, Hector Arreola, Oscar Mendez, Julio Frenk
Financial Protection Against Health Catastrophes in PeruMartin ValdiviaGrupo de Analisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE)Authors: Martin Valdivia, Juan Jose Diaz
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 03
Session: The uncertain allocation problem: mathematical programming approaches to resource allocationChair: David Epstein
The influence of decision makers' risk attitude on priority setting over groups of mutually exclusive interventionsTalitha FeenstraNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)Authors: Talitha Feenstra, Maiwenn Al
Back to the future: Mathematical programming as the solution to resource allocation problems in health careAmiram GafniMcMaster UniversityAuthors: Amiram Gafni, Stephen Birch
Uncertainty and value of information when allocating resources within and between healthcare programmesClaire McKennaUniversity of YorkAuthors: Claire McKenna, Zaid Chalabi, David Epstein, Karl Claxton
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 05
Session: Comparison of EQ-5D and SF-6D derived utilities for healthChair: Paul FM Krabbe
Comparing SF-6D & EQ-5D: data from 4 patient populationsJohan L. SeverensMaastricht UniversityAuthors: Danielle E.M. Brunenberg, Manuela A. Joore, Annelies Boonen, Patricia J. Nelemans, Petra M.J.C. Kuijpers, Adriaan Honig, Peter W. de Leeuw, Johan L. Severens
Exploring patterns of differences between EQ-5D and SF-6D: a systematic reviewManuela A. JooreUniversity Hospital MaastrichtAuthors: Manuela A. Joore, Danielle E.M. Brunenberg
Does range matter? Comparing incremental cost-effectiveness ratios based on both EQ-5D and SF-6D utilityAnnelies BoonenUniversity Hospital MaastrichtAuthors: Danielle E.M. Brunenberg, Danielle Willems, Annelies Boonen, Patricia J. Nelemans, Emiel Wouters, Petra M.J.C. Kuijpers, Adriaan Honig, Peter W. de Leeuw, Johan L. Severens, Manuela A. Joore
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 07
Session: Competition in Hospital and Nursing Home MarketsChair: Alison CuellarDiscussants: Brigitte Dormont, Gary Fournier, Roger Feldman
Information Technology Adoption and Market StructureAlison CuellarColumbia UniversityAuthors: Alison Cuellar, Cory Capps
Ownership Conversions and Nursing Home PerformanceDavid C. GrabowskiHarvard Medical SchoolAuthors: David C. Grabowski, David G. Stevenson
The Welfare Effects of Entry and Exit of Hospital Specialty UnitsRichard C. LindroothMedical University of South CarolinaAuthors: Richard C. Lindrooth, David Dranove, Cory Capps
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 08
Session: Competition in pharmaceutical R&D and pharmaceutical marketsChair: Adrian Towse
Competition and Regulation in Pharmaceutical MarketsPatricia DanzonUniversity of PennsylvaniaAuthors: Patricia M. Danzon, Michael F. Furukawa
Patent value and R&D competition in pharmaceuticalsFabio PammolliIMT Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies Authors: Fabio Pammolli, Adrian Towse, Massimo Riccaboni, Laura Magazzini, Martina Garau
Generic entry in a regulated pharmaceutical market Joan-Ramón BorrellUniversitat de BarcelonaAuthors: Iván Moreno-Torres, Jaume Puig-Junoy, Joan-Ramon Borrell-Arqué
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 10
Session: Complex Models of DiseaseChair: Lee R. Mobley
What is the impact of patient compliance on outcomes and cost of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening?Sujha SubramanianRTI InternationalAuthors: Sujha Subramanian, Georgiy Bobashev, Robert J. Morris, Michael Gallaher
Global Epidemic Model (GEM) as a Tool for Studying the Spread and Containment of Pandemic FluGeorgiy BobashevRTI InternationalAuthors: Georgiy Bobashev, J.M. Epstein, D.M. Goedecke, F. Yu, D.K. Wagener, R.J. Morris
Modeling Primary Prevention of Chronic Diseases: Lessons from DiabetesThomas HoergerRTI InternationalAuthors: Thomas Hoerger
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 12
Session: Contracting for health in AfricaChair: Barbara McPake
Distortions of the Penalty and Reward system in the Aid Contract: A Case Study of UgandaValeria Oliveira CruzLSHTMAuthors: Valeria Oliveira Cruz, Barbara McPake
Incentives and Sanctions: Considerations for the Use of Performance-based Contracts for Health Districts in CameroonMaia AmbegaokarLSHTMAuthors: Maia Ambegaokar, Pierre Ongolo-Zogo, Toupouri Aly, Emmanuel Betsi, Jean-Marie Fouda, Barbara McPake
Performance management and hospital response to performance-based contractingFreddie SsengoobaMakerere University Institute of Public Health Authors: Freddie Ssengooba, Barbara McPake, Natasha Palmer
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 13
Session: User ChargesChair: TBA
Effects of user fees and improvements in quality of health services on demand for health care: findings from rural areas of BangladeshNahid Akhter JahanUniversity of DhakaAuthors: Nahid Akhter Jahan, Barkat-e-Khuda
The Impact of Abolishing User Fees in Africa - Recent Developments in Burundi, Zambia and UgandaRob YatesAuthors: Rob Yates
Healthcare Reform And The Number Of Doctor Visits At A State Level In India: Challenges And OptionsMaathai MathiyazhaganNational University of SingaporeAuthors: Maathai Mathiyazhagan
Estimating cost sharing in a prospective payment systemElin HafsteinsdottirUniversity of YorkAuthors: Elin Hafsteinsdottir, Luigi Siciliani
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 14
Session: Prescription UtilizationChair: Avi Dor
Post-entry market analysis of new drug for Diabetes: penetration and concentration of Thiazolidinediones (TZD)Tsai Yi-WenNational Health Research Institutes, TaiwanAuthors: Tsai Yi-Wen, Weng-foung Huang, Yu-Wen Wen, Pei-Fen Chen
The Impact of Extending Immunosuppression Medication Coverage for Kidney Transplant Recipients on Medicare's Cash FlowRobert WoodwardUniversity of New HampshireAuthors: Robert Woodward, Timothy Page
Joint Determination of Prices, Research, and Marketing Expenditure by Pharmaceutical Firms: A Theoretical Model of Profit-Maximizing BehaviorArthur KingLehigh UniversityAuthors: Arthur King, Stephen Snyder
Duplicative medications in patients who visit multiple medical institutions and their implications for drug expenditures in JapanHiroki KinoshitaUniversity of TokyoAuthors: Hiroki Kinoshita, Yasuki Kobayashi, Takashi Fukuda
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 16
Session: Medical ExpendituresChair: Adam Wagstaff
Use of Econometric Models to Estimate Disease-Specific Shares of Medical ExpendituresJustin TrogdonAuthors: Justin Trogdon
The Effect of Generalist Care Management on Expenditures for Medicare BeneficiariesKenneth McConnellAuthors: Kenneth McConnell
Building A Categorized Disease Burden System to Manage Health Care ExpendituresChiu-Ling LaiBureau of National Health Insurance, TaiwanAuthors: Chiu-Ling Lai
Modifiable Health Risk Factors and Medical Expenditures- the Case of TaiwanTsui-Fang LinNational Taipei UniversityAuthors: Tsui-Fang Lin
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.07
Session: TTOChair: Stephen Birch
Valuing Health States of the Korean EQ-5D Using Time Trade-OffEunjeong KangAuthors: Eunjeong Kang
Respondents' subjective life expectancy influences responses in a 10-year TTOFE van NootenErasmus University RotterdamAuthors: FE van Nooten, Xander Koolman, Werner Brouwer
Eliciting preferences for hypothetic health states from patients: a comparison between time trade-off and EQ-5D in subjects with diabetesSamuel Aballeai3 InnovusAuthors: Samuel Aballea, Sandy Cure, Jeremy Chancellor, Rob Sheldon, Nick Marchant
HPV Testing Matters - Findings from a Time Trade-Off Survey in EnglandBoyka StoykovaAuthors: Boyka Stoykova
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.08
Session: Moral HazardChair: Bruce Hollingsworth
Moral Hazard And The Demand For Physician Services: New Evidence From FranceValerie AlbouyINSEE, National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies, FranceAuthors: Valerie Albouy, Bruno Crepon
Optimal Demand Management Policies with Probability WeightingAna B. Ania-MartinezAuthors: Ana B. Ania-Martinez
To Wait Or To Pay For Treatment? Restraining Ex-Post Moral Hazard In Health InsuranceStefan FelderUniversity of MagdeburgAuthors: Stefan Felder
A Dynamic Analysis of the Demand for Health Insurance and Health Care in IrelandJonneke BolhaarVU University AmsterdamAuthors: Jonneke Bolhaar, Bas van der Klaauw, Maarten Lindeboom
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.12
Session: ART 1Chair: Beate Sander
Cost of receiving antiretroviral therapy in northeast Thailand - from the patients' perspectiveTsutomu KitajimaKyorin UniversityAuthors: Tsutomu Kitajima, Yasuki Kobayashi, Nonglak Pagaiya, Hajime Sato, Satoshi Toyokawa, Kittisuk Nasungchon
Rapid Recovery of Labor Productivity Among Kenyan Agricultural Workers Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV/AIDSBruce LarsonUniversity of ConnecticutAuthors: Bruce Larson, Matthew Fox, Sydney Rosen, Margaret Bii, Carolyne Sigei, Douglas Shaffer, Fredrick Sawe et al
Barrier to Access ART and other HIV/AIDS Treatment in Indonesia: the role of financial factorSigit RiyartoGadjah Mada UniversityAuthors: Sigit Riyarto, Budi Hidayat , Adi Utarini, Yodi Mahendadratta , Ari Probandari, Laksono Trisnantoro
Achieving universal access to ART: should second-line be offered to patients failing first-line antiretroviral treatment?Susan ClearyUniversity of Cape TownAuthors: Susan Cleary
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.13
Session: Effect of Health InsuranceChair: Bruce Stuart
Impact of the Indonesian Healthcard on Child Health Care UseAparnaa SomanathanAuthors: Aparnaa Somanathan
Insurance Effect on Individuals' Health Behavior and Health Care Utilization-A Dynamic Selection ApproachYingying DongBoston CollegeAuthors: Yingying Dong
Changes in quality-of-care and health status disparity between people with and without health insurance in the U.S. population with diabetes, 1996 to 2005Ping ZhangCDCAuthors: Ping Zhang
The Equity and Adequacy of Co-payment Exemption Policy for Catastrophic Illness under Taiwan's National Health InsuranceJen-Huoy TsayNational Taiwan UniversityAuthors: Jen-Huoy Tsay, Yiing-Jenq Chou
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.14
Session: Labor MarketsChair: Cam Donaldson
Estimating the Effects of Children and Adolescent with Emotional and Behavioral Problems on Their Parents' Labor Market OutcomesPatrick RichardJohns Hopkins UniversityAuthors: Patrick Richard
Long term labor market participation and earnings of individuals claiming to have whiplash associated disordersSøren Leth-PetersenAKF, Institute of Local Government Studies - DenmarkAuthors: Søren Leth-Petersen, Gabriel Pons Rotger
Testing Unitary Models of Labor Supply on Decision-making SystemsRyoko MorozumiUniversity of ToyamaAuthors: Ryoko Morozumi
The impact of physical and sexual abuse in childhood on adult economic outcomes: Evidence from the Ontario Child Health StudyPaul ContoyannisMcMaster UniversityAuthors: Paul Contoyannis, Martin Dooley
Monday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 2.01
Session: Pharmaceutical Safety and TradeChair: Ernst Berndt
Do Speedier New Drug Reviews at the FDA Increase Safety Risks to Patients?Henry GrabowskiDuke UniversityAuthors: Henry G. Grabowski, Y. Richard Wang
Strategic Responses to Parallel TradeMargaret KyleLondon Business School, NBER and CEPRAuthors: Margaret Kyle
FDA and Product Liability for Medical ProductsTomas J. PhilipsonUniversity of ChicagoAuthors: Tomas Philipson, Eric Sun
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 01
Session: Determinants of Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Health Outcomes among Children: Evidence from Four Developing CountriesChair: Adam Wagstaff
Impact Of a MCH-FP Program on Children's Nutritional Status: Evidence From Matlab, Bangladesh Anoshua ChaudhuriSan Francisco State UniversityAuthors: Anoshua Chaudhuri
Childhood Malnutrition in China: Change of Inequality in a DecadeZhuo (Adam) ChenUniversity of ChicagoAuthors: Zhuo (Adam) Chen
Nutrition Interventions in Northern Ghana: Impacts on Mothers' Vitamin A Knowledge and Children's Vitamin A ConsumptionKrista L. Jacobsformerly University of California, DavisAuthors: Krista L. Jacobs
Interactions between short- and long-term anthropometric health outcomes among children in rural EthiopiaBereket KebedeUniversity of East AngliaAuthors: Bereket Kebede
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 03
Session: Doctors (and Nurses) Without Borders: What Economists Can and Can Not Contribute to the Health Worker Migration Debate Chair: Jane Hall
From Barbados to Boca Raton: Willingness to Pay for Exportable Nurse Training in the CaribbeanChristoph KurowskiWorld Bank
Do Visas Kill? The effects of African health worker emigrationMichael ClemensCenter for Global Development
Different Yard Sticks, Same Yard: 'Measuring' Migration Out of the Health Sector in Developing Countries Marko VujicicWorld Bank
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 05
Session: Economic Analyses Across the Cancer Continuum: A Case Study of Colorectal CancerChair: Martin L. Brown
The Role of Health Insurance and Race-ethnicity in the Receipt of Guideline Therapy and Outcomes for Individuals Diagnosed with Colorectal CancerDeirdre CroninAarhus University HospitalAuthors: Linda C. Harlan, Lin Clegg, Deirdre P. Cronin
Use of Financial Incentives for Colorectal Cancer Screening by Health Plans in the United States Carrie KlabundeNational Cancer InstituteAuthors: Carrie Klabunde, Steven Clauser, Martin L. Brown
Trends in the Costs of Care for Elderly Colorectal Patients in the United States, 1991 to 2002 Joan WarrenNational Cancer InstituteAuthors: Joan Warren, Elizabeth Lamont, Robin Yabroff, Martin L. Brown
Projecting the national economic burden of colorectal cancer for the U.S. through the year 2020 Robin YabroffNational Cancer InstituteAuthors: Robin Yabroff, Martin Brown, Angela Mariotto, Eric Feuer
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 07
Session: Economic Consequences of ObesityChair: Tomas PhilipsonDiscussants: Bo MacInnis, Kosali Simon, William Encinosa
Body size and employment - evidence using genetic markersMaarten LindeboomVU University Amsterdam
The Role of Weight Status in Intergenerational Correlations of EducationTim ClassenLoyola University ChicagoAuthors: Tim Classen
Effects of Obesity on Children's Educational AchievementRobert KaestnerUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoAuthors: Michael Grossman, Robert Kaestner
Genetic Information, Obesity, and Labor Market OutcomesEdward NortonUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 08
Session: Affordability and Sustainability of Immunization Programs in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesChair: Ruth LevineDiscussant: David Bishai
The Financial Sustainability of New Vaccine Introduction in the Poorest Countries - Evidence from the First Phase of GAVIPatrick LydonWHOAuthors: Patrick Lydon
Beyond 80%: Are there new ways of increasing vaccination coverage?Logan BrenzelWorld BankAuthors: Tania Barham, Logan Brenzel
Can Countries Afford New Vaccines?: Implications for Fiscal SpaceSantiago CornejoWorld BankAuthors: Santiago Cornejo, Logan Brenzel
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 10
Session: Patient Outcomes and Costs related to Nurse StaffingChair: Joanne Spetz
The Association between Nursing Factors and Patient Mortality in the Veterans Health Administration: The View from the Nursing Unit LevelAnne SalesUniversity of AlbertaAuthors: Anne Sales, Nancy Sharp, Yu-Fang Li, Elliott Lowy, Gwendolyn Greiner, Chuan-Fen Liu, Anna Alt-White, Cathy Rick, Julie Sochalski, Pam Mitchell, Gary Rosenthal, Cheryl Stetler, Paulette Cournoyer, Jack Needleman
The Relationship between Line Authority for Nurse Staffing and Patient Care CostChuan-Fen LiuVA & University of WashingtonAuthors: Chuan-Fen Liu, Yu-Fang Li, Elliott Lowy, Nancy Sharp, Anne Sales, Matthew Maciejewski, Jack Needleman
Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes in Hospitals: Current Findings and Future DirectionsJack NeedlemanUniversity of California, Los AngelesAuthors: Jack Needleman, Anne Sales, Chuan-Fen Liu
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 12
Session: Economic Modeling of a Chronic, Progressive Disease: The History, Challenges, and Lessons Learned from Diabetes MellitusChair: Ulf Persson
Some Additional Opportunities for Economic Modeling in T2DM Michael WillisSwedish Institute for Health Economics
Background & History of DM ModelingWilliam HermanUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor
What Can Be Learned From A Decade of T2DM Economic Modeling?Panel led by William HermanWilliam Herman, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Fenwick (invited), University of Glasgow; Joakim Ramsberg, LFN; Clare McGrath, Pfizer, Inc.
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 13
Session: Access in Developing RegionsChair: Haim Erder
Access to Health Care in Rural UgandaJoseph Konde-LuleAuthors: Joseph Konde-Lule
Access and Inequity in Maternal and Infant Health Programs in Latin America in the 2000Mariana De SantisNational University of Cordoba, ArgentinaAuthors: Mariana De Santis
The Impact of Health Insurance on Financial Protection and Access to Care: Simulation Analysis for KenyaPriyanka SaksenaAuthors: Priyanka Saksena, Ke Xu and Guy Carrin
Potential areas for public-private partnerships in health: the case of ZambiaDale MudendaUniversity of ZambiaAuthors: Dale Mudenda, Webby Wake, Jesper Sundewall, Margaret Maimbolwa, Birger Carl Forsberg
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 14
Session: Drug AdvertisingChair: Cyril Chang
Advertising in Response to Entry: An Empirical Analysis of the Prescription Drug MarketWinghan Jackie KwongAuthors: Winghan Jackie Kwong
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and Welfare: A Structural Model of Consumers and Firms in the Market for Prescription DrugsJayani JayawardhanaMedical University of South CarolinaAuthors: Jayani Jayawardhana
The Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Cholesterol Reducing Drugs on Diagnosis and Treatment of CholesterolHae Kyung YangCornell UniversityAuthors: Hae Kyung Yang, Alan Mathios, Rosemary Avery , Don Kenkel , Dean R. Lillard
The Impact of DCA on Switching Between Statin Drugs and the Duration of Lipid-Lowering TherapyW. David BradfordMedical University of South CarolinaAuthors: W. David Bradford, Andrew Kleit
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 16
Session: AsthmaChair: Chris Roebuck
Resource Consumption and Disease Management of Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations in TaiwanYing-Chun LiAuthors: Ying-Chun Li
Relationship between family income and child asthma: an econometric perspectiveMara ViolatoUniversity of OxfordAuthors: Mara Violato, Stavros Petrou, Ron Gray
Structured modelling for the synthesis of evidence on multi-state Markov transitions: a cost-effectiveness analysis of treatments for asthmaMalcolm PriceUniversity of BristolAuthors: Malcolm Price, Nicky Welton, Tony Ades
Family Structure and the (Under)Treatment of Childhood AsthmaJose EscarceUCLA School of MedicineAuthors: Jose Escarce, Alex Chen
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.07
Session: Obesity and AdolescentsChair: Chunling Lu
Overweight in Adolescents: Implications for Health ExpendituresAlan MonheitAuthors: Alan Monheit
Can adolescents' obesity be a consequence of peers lifestyles?Maria Isabel ClimacoISCACAuthors: Maria Isabel Climaco, Pedro Pita Barros, Óscar Lourenço
What are the 'Best Buys' for Preventing Obesity in Children and Adolescents?Marjory MoodieAuthors: Marjory Moodie
Peer Effect on Adolescent Weight StatusFrancesco RennaUniversity of AkronAuthors: Francesco Renna, Irina Grafova, Nidhi Thakur
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.08
Session: Pharmacutical InnovationChair: Christian Kronborg
The Diffusion of New Drug in Medical Care System of Taiwan: the Case of Cyclooxygennase-2 InhibitorsFei-Yuan HsiaoNational Yang-Ming UniversityAuthors: Fei-Yuan Hsiao, Weng-Foung Huang, Yi-Wen Tsai
The role of information in the diffusion of new pharmaceuticals: the case of antidepressantsVictoria Serra-SastreLSEAuthors: Victoria Serra-Sastre, Alistair McGuire
Pharmaceutical innovation and cancer survivalFrank LichtenbergColumbia UniversityAuthors: Frank Lichtenberg, Bengt Jonsson, Nils Wilking
Pharmaceutical Innovation, Increasing Longevity, and Health Care ExpendituresYasemin IlginJohann Wolfgang Goethe-University of FrankfurtAuthors: Yasemin Ilgin, Roland Eisen
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.12
Session: Hospital CostsChair: Denzil Fiebig
Estimating Cost of Hospital Treatment for Patients in a Randomized Clinical TrialGregory de LissovoyUnited BioSource CorporationAuthors: Gregory de Lissovoy, Kathy Fraeman, Raimund Sterz, Amy Durtschi, John Mullahy
Hospital Expenditures in Western Australia in the Last Years of Life: A Population-Based Record Linkage StudyRachael MoorinUniversity of Western Australia, ACERHAuthors: Rachael Moorin, D'Arcy Holman
Spillover Effects: Prescription Drugs and Hospital CostsAvi DorGeorge Washington University & NBERAuthors: Avi Dor, Bill Encinosa, Didem Bernard
Prison Health Care: Is Contracting Out HealthyTed FrechUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraAuthors: Ted Frech, Kelly Bedard
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.13
Session: Contingent ValuationChair: Daniel Maceira
A comparison between conjoint analysis discrete choice and contingent valuation to estimate willingness-to-pay from an ex-ante insurance-based perspectiveDebby van Helvoort-PostulartUniversity Hospital MaastrichtAuthors: Debby van Helvoort-Postulart, Hans Ouwersloot, Hans Kasper, Jos van Engelshoven, Carmen Dirksen
Group Deliberation and the Contingent Valuation ProcessJosephine BorghiLSHTMAuthors: Josephine Borghi
Testing the External Validity of Contingent Valuation: a Field Experiment comparing hypothetical and real paymentsMandy RyanUniversity of AberdeenAuthors: Mandy Ryan
Researchers' Stated Preferences for Stated-Preference MethodsSemra OzdemirRTI InternationalAuthors: Semra Ozdemir, F. Reed Johnson
Monday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.14
Session: Modelling VaccinesChair: David Smith
Cost-effectiveness analysis of a quadrivalent HPV-(6,11,16&18) vaccine : adaptation and calibration of a Markov Model to GermanyNathalie LargeronSanofi Pasteur MSDAuthors: Nathalie Largeron
Use of modelling techniques to estimate the number of additional events avoided through early versus delayed intervention: the case of rotavirus vaccinationBaudouin StandaertGlaxoSmithKline BiologicalsAuthors: Baudouin Standaert
The effect of perceived risks on the demand for vaccination: a discrete choice experimentZia SadiqueCity UniversityAuthors: Zia Sadique, John Edmunds, Nancy Devlin, David Parkin
Impact of the age of vaccination against cervical cancer on long-term public health and economic effects in Germany: results from a Markov modelUwe SiebertUMIT - University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and TechnologyAuthors: Uwe Siebert, T.F. Schwarz, R.M. Rogoza, N. Ferko, Achim Schneider, Thomas Hammerschmidt
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 01
Session: Extending Health Insurance to the Informal Sector Chair: Magnus Lindelow
The impact of social health insurance in the Philippines 1972-2007Matthew JowettDeutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) Authors: Matthew Jowett, Eduardo Banzon
Preliminary Impact and Lessons of Ghana's National Health Insurance LawChris AtimPATH-MVI / HLSPAuthors: Chris Atim, Patrick Apoya, William Sabi
Extending Health Insurance to the Informal Sector: An Impact Evaluation of China's New Cooperative Medical SchemeAdam WagstaffWorld BankAuthors: Adam Wagstaff, Magnus Lindelow, Gao Jun, Xu Ling, Qian Juncheng
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 03
Session: Health worker labor supply in sub-Saharan AfricaChair: Anne Mills
Using qualitative research in designing a discrete choice experiment: case study on employment preferences of registered nurses in MalawiLindsay ManghamUniversity of OxfordAuthors: Lindsay Mangham, Kara Hanson
Health worker preferences for job attributes in Ethiopia: Results of a discrete choice experimentKara HansonLSHTMAuthors: Kara Hanson, William Jack
The long term effects of rural postings on health workers' careers in Ethiopia: results of a natural experimentWilliam JackGeorgetown UniversityAuthors: William Jack, Joost de Laat
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 05
Session: Economics of new and underused vaccines: Rotavirus, pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccinesChair: Arnab AcharyaDiscussants: Damian Walker, Deborah Atherly, Raymond Hutubessy
Country level decision analytic model for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccinationUlla Kou GriffithsLSHTMAuthors: Ulla Griffiths, Andrew Clark, Brad Gessner, Jose Guzman
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: A review of pharmacoeconomic evaluations in Australia, Europe and North America G. Thomas RayKaiser PermanenteAuthors: G. Thomas Ray
Impact of delays in immunization timing and disparities in access on the effect and cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccinationRick RheingansEmory UniversityAuthors: Rick Rheingans
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 07
Session: Effects of Education on HealthChair: Michael GrossmanDiscussants: Kristian Bolin, Björn Lindgren, Robert Kaestner
How Does Parental Education Affect Child Health?Dean R. LillardCornell UniversityAuthors: Dean Lillard, Kosali Ilayperuma Simon, Maki Ueyama
Education and Health: Evaluating Theories and EvidenceAdriana Lleras-MuneyPrinceton University & NBERAuthors: Adriana Lleras Muney, David Cutler
Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in TaiwanShin-Yi ChouLehigh University & NBERAuthors: Shin-Yi Chou, Jin-Tan Liu, Michael Grossman, Ted Joyce
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 08
Session: Efficiency Measurement in Health CareChair: Andrew Street
James F. BurgessBoston University School of Public HealthAuthors: Jim Burgess
The state of the artBruce HollingsworthMonash UniversityAuthors: Bruce Hollingsworth
Comparing efficiency between Nordic HospitalsMiika LinnaStakes, Center for Health Economics Authors: Miika Linna, Unto Häkkinen, Jon Magnussen, Sverre Kittelsen, Clas Rehnberg
The analysis of efficiency among a small number of organisations: how inferences can be improved by exploiting patient-level dataKim Rose OlsenDanish Institute for Health Services ResearchAuthors: Kim Rose Olsen, Andrew Street
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 10
Session: Ensuring Access to Essential Health Services for Poor PopulationsChair: Alex Preker
Effects of Social Franchised Reproductive Health Services on Access to CareDavid BishaiJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAuthors: David Bishai, Wenjuan Wang, Nirali Shah
Can Output Based Aid Improve STD Access for the Poor in Western Uganda?Ben BellowsUniversity of California, BerkeleyAuthors: Benjamin W. Bellows
Targeting the poorest for risk protection: how much do they need? Barun KanjilalIndian Institute of Health Management ResearchAuthors: Barun Kanjilal
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 12
Session: European perspectives on the monetary value of a QALYChair: Jan Abel Olsen
Towards valuing QALYs in the Netherlands Werner BrouwerErasmus University RotterdamAuthors: Werner Brouwer
Extending the work on QALY valuation in DenmarkDorte Gyrd-HansenDSI Danish Institute for Health Services ResearchAuthors: Dorte Gyrd-Hansen
International experiences from using Q-methodology to explore adjustments to the value of a QALYRachel BakerNewcastle UniversityAuthors: Rachel Baker, Job van Exel, Helen Mason
EuroVaQ: the European value of a QALY projectCam DonaldsonNewcastle UniversityAuthors: Cam Donaldson, Richard Smith, Mandy Ryan, Jan Abel Olsen, Werner Brouwer, Jean Paul Moatti, Ulf Persson, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Laszlo Gulacsi, Andrea Manca, Adam Kozierkiewicz, Awad Mataria, Jose Luis Pinto Prades,
Swedish Experiences on willingness to pay for a QALYUlf PerssonSwedish Institute of Health EconomicsAuthors: Ulf Persson
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 13
Session: VaccinesChair: David Dror
Using Epidemiological Data to Value the Positive Externality of VaccinationJoseph CookUNC, Chapel Hill/University of WashingtonAuthors: Joseph Cook
Costs and outcomes relating to hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine policy options: A Uganda case studyHumphrey KaramagiWHOAuthors: Humphrey Karamagi, Rosamund Lewis
Cumulative Investment In Child Health: The Case Of Immunization In NepalSubhash PokhrelBrunel UniversityAuthors: Subhash Pokhrel, Devendra Gnawali, David Hotchkiss
Predicting the impact of a cervical cancer vaccine on cancer incidence and mortality in Canada: a modeled cancer registry based analysisAndrea AnonychukGlaxoSmithKline CanadaAuthors: Andrea Anonychuk, Mihn Do, Ba Pham, Georges Van-Kriekinge, Baudouin Standaert
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 14
Session: Marital StatusChair: Glenn Blomquist
Divorce, Widowhood and Health: Is there a causal relationship?Katherine CarmanTilburg UniversityAuthors: Katherine Carman, Neva Navarro
Quantifying the importance of marriage for health: Is being married better for your health?Alexandrina Petrova StoyanovaUniversitat Pompeu FabraAuthors: Alexandrina Petrova Stoyanova, Luis Díaz-Serrano, William Nilsson
The Role of Health Insurance in the Joint Retirement of Married CouplesKanika KapurAuthors: Kanika Kapur, Jeannette Rogowski
Social Security, Elderly Divorced Women Living Arrangements, and Changes in Health StatusCristian MegheaMichigan State UniversityAuthors: Cristian Meghea
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 16
Session: MalariaChair: David Meltzer
Assessing The Financial Priority Of Malaria In Rwanda; Who Spends? How Much? And For What Services?Susna DeAbt AssociatesAuthors: Susna De, Ken Carlson, J. Kagubare, Daniel Ngamije, Claude Sekabaraga, Emmanuel Kabanda
Supply of Malaria Treatment in Southeast Nigeria is Not Pro-PoorEric Nwabuike ObikezeUniversity of NigeriaAuthors: Eric Nwabuike Obikeze, Obinna Onwujekwe, BSC Uzochukwu, SB Eze, EN Shu
Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy Reduces Expenditure on Malaria Treatment: Comapring Findings from Kwazulu Natal and Mpumalanga Provinces (South Africa)Charlotte Muheki ZikusookaAuthors: Charlotte Muheki Zikusooka
Cost-Effectiveness of Artemether-Lumefantrine as First Line Malaria Treatment in Zambia: A Modelling Approach Accounting for Parasite Resistance GrowthOla GhatnekarAuthors: Ola Ghatnekar
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: 1.07
Session: CoverageChair: Marisa Domino
Effects of State Breast Cancer Surgery Inpatient Coverage Laws on Utilization of Outpatient Breast Cancer Surgery in the U.SJoseph LipscombEmory UniversityAuthors: Joseph Lipscomb
Do Immigrants Substitute Health Care in Their Home Country for Health Insurance in the United States? The Role of Distance to Home CountryShelton BrownUniversity of Texas School of Public HealthAuthors: Shelton Brown
Efficiency in attaining coverage of key health interventions across Municipalities in Brazil: the impact of human resourcesAngelica SousaWHOAuthors: Angelica Sousa, Ajay Tandon, Mario Dal Poz, David B. Evans
What Does the Future Hold for Health Funding in Low Income Countries?Mark PearsonAuthors: Mark Pearson
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: 1.08
Session: Prostate HealthChair: Eric Nauenberg
Cost effectiveness of surgical strategies for the treatment of Benign Prostatic EnlargementNigel ArmstrongNewcastle UniversityAuthors: Nigel Armstrong, Mark Deverill
Prostate Cancer: Predictors of Stage-Specific and Lifetime CostsMurray KrahnUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Murray Krahn, Steven Carcone, Karen Bremner, Brandon Zagorski, Natalie Forde, Audrey Laporte, Shabbir Alibhai et al
Using Choice Experiments To Estimate QALYs: An Application To Prostate CancerRosalie VineyUniversity of Technology, SydneyAuthors: Rosalie Viney, Elizabeth Savage, Madeleine King, Ishrat Hossain
Time costs and out-of-pocket costs of prostate cancer survivors in Ontario, CanadaMurray KrahnUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Murray Krahn, Steven Carcone, Karen Bremner
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: 1.12
Session: AgingChair: Roger Feldman
On the Macroeconomic Implications of Population Ageing for Health and Education PoliciesEvangelos DioikitopoulosAthens University of Economics and BusinessAuthors: Evangelos Dioikitopoulos
Will healthy ageing save the French medical public insurance system?Sophie ThiebautAuthors: Sophie Thiebaut, Bruno Ventelou
Time Trends in the Cost-of-Dying: Implications for Population Aging and ExpendituresGreg PayneUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Greg Payne, Audrey Laporte, David Foot, Peter Coyte
Does the concentration index of health change with aging of population? Evidence from Swedish panel dataKamrul IslamLund UniversityAuthors: Kamrul Islam, Ulf Gerdtham, Philip Clarke, Kristina Burström
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: 1.13
Session: Substance Abuse 1Chair: Sherman Folland
Cost-effectiveness of Drop-In-Centres to prevent HIV among Injecting Drug Users, IDUs, in Karachi, PakistanAnita AlbanEASE InternationalAuthors: Anita Alban, Ditte Hjort Hansen, Mehreen Fatima
Modelling the Cost-Effectiveness of Substitution Therapy for Opioid-Dependent Patients in ScotlandCarl GibbonsSchering-PloughAuthors: Carl Gibbons, Alison Davie, Monique Martin, James Morris
A Slippery Slope? Examining Three Hypotheses For A Higher Probablity Of Hard Drug Use Among Cannabis UsersLiana JacobiUniversity of MelbourneAuthors: Liana Jacobi, Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen
The Role of Deductibles in Estimating Mental Health / Substance Abuse Parity CostsMaia PlattUniversity of Detroit MercyAuthors: Maia Platt, Allen Goodman
Monday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: 1.14
Session: Private Health InsuranceChair: Gary M. Fournier
Private Health Insurance in Brazil: Features and Impact on Access and UtilizationBernard CouttolencAuthors: Bernard Couttolenc
The effect of private health insurance on health care utilizationDenise DoironUniversity of New South WalesAuthors: Denise Doiron, Vineta Salale, Elizabeth Savage
Modelling Dynamic Choice: Private Health Insurance in AustraliaDenzil FiebigUniversity of New South WalesAuthors: Denzil Fiebig, Elizabeth Savage, Denzil Fiebig, Denise Doiron
Private health insurance in the Netherlands: first experiencesEwout van GinnekenBerlin University of TechnologyAuthors: Ewout van Ginneken, Reinhard Busse, Christian Gericke
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 01
Session: Evaluating the performance of Global Health Initiatives providing in combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and Tuberculosis Chair: Julio Frenk
Evaluating the Impact of the Global Fund on Fighting against TuberculosisChunling LuHarvard Initiative for Global Health Authors: Chunling Lu, Andrew C. Stokes, Christopher M. Murray
A review of progress towards Global Malaria targets Felix MasiyeHarvard UniversityAuthors: Catherine M. Michaud, Felix Masiye, Christopher Murray
Measuring the Performance of Global Fund and PEPFAR monies on the Expansion of ART coverageChristopher MurrayHarvard UniversityAuthors: Chunling Lu, Andrew C. Stokes, Catherine M. Michaud, Christopher M. Murray
Is the DOTS strategy sufficient for global tuberculosis control? An analysis of case finding and treatment successZiad ObermeyerHarvard UniversityAuthors: Ziad Obermeyer, Jesse Abbot-Klafter, Christopher J.L. Murray
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 03
Session: Evaluation of Pilot Experiments in Health Care Financing and Delivery in Rural ChinaChair: William C Hsiao
Medical Savings Accounts versus Risk-Pooled Models: Which One Performs Better in Improving the Use and the Equitable Distribution of Outpatient Services in Rural ChinaShanlian HuFudan UniversityAuthors: Shanlian Hu, Qin Jiang, Bao Liu, Yanli Zuo, Wei Fu
The Impact of Health Insurance in Rural China: Evidence from the New Cooperative Medical SchemeMagnus LindelowWorld BankAuthors: Adam Wagstaff, Magnus Lindelow, Gao Jun, Xu Ling, Qian Juncheng
The effects of RMHC on HRQoL improvement in rural ChinaHong WangYale UniversityAuthors: Hong Wang, Winnie Yip, Licheng Zhang, William Hsiao
Catastrophic or Basic Health Care? Impacts of Two Pilot Experiments on Financial Risk Protection in Rural ChinaWinnie YipHarvard UniversityAuthors: Winnie Yip, Hong Wang, William Hsiao
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 05
Session: Economics of Health Behavior: SmokingChair: Joe SabiaDiscussants: John Cawley, Tsui-Fang Lin, Joe Sabia
Cigarette Taxes and Youth Smoking: New Evidence from National, State, & Local Youth Risk Behavior SurveysChristopher CarpenterUniversity of California - Irvine & NBERAuthors: Christopher Carpenter
New evidence on the impact of cigarette excise taxes on maternal smoking and birth outcomesPhilip DeCiccaMcMaster UniversityAuthors: Philip DeCicca
The Evolution of the Schooling-Smoking Gradient Don KenkelCornell UniversityAuthors: Don Kenkel, Dean Lillard, Alan Mathios
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 07
Session: Food Policy and the Social Determinants of Dietary HealthChair: Sean B. CashDiscussant: Julian M. Alston
Estimating the distribution of the body mass indexJohn A.L. CranfieldUniversity of GuelphAuthors: John W. Cranfield, Timothy K.M. Beatty
Are food guides enhancing healthy eating?Ellen W. GoddardUniversity of AlbertaAuthors: Ellen W. Goddard, Jose Lomeli, Sean B. Cash
Effects of potential modifications to the U.S. food stamp program so as to allow only healthy food to be purchased with food stampsJulian AlstonUniversity of California, DavisAuthors: Julian M. Alston, Conner Mullally, Daniel A. Sumner, Stephen A. Vosti
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 08
Session: Getting rid of the black box: Health Accounts revisitedChair: Bengt Jonsson
The policy value of NHAAnne MillsLSHTM
Revision of the System of Health Accounts: key methodological issuesEva OroszOECD
Health Insurance: killing or easing the process?Cornelis van MosseveldEUROSTAT
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 10
Session: Health Economics and Health Systems Research in the European Commission's Research Programme: Past and FutureChair: Christian Gericke
Health system reforms in Europe: priorities for researchPeter SmithUniversity of York
Health baskets and payment mechanisms in European countries: completed and necessary researchReinhard BusseBerli