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 BusseBerlin University of Technology
The role of health economics and health information systems in current health reforms in Central and Eastern EuropeAdam KozierkiewiczJagiellonian University Medical College
Opportunities for health economics and health systems research under the 7th Framework Programme of the European CommissionJan PaehlerEuropean Commission
The research-policy interface: better evidence for better health policies in EuropeMagdalena RosenmöllerIESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 12
Session: Economics of Health Information TechnologyChair: Stephen Parente
Do Computerized Physician Order Entry and Bar Code Medication Administration Improve Quality of Care? Joanne SpetzUniversity of California, San FranciscoAuthors: Joanne Spetz, Ciaran Phibbs
The Effect of IT Capital on Hospital EfficiencyMichael G. HousmanUniversity of PennsylvaniaAuthors: Michael G. Housman, Lorin M. Hitt, Kinga Elo, Nicolas Beard
Physician-Hospital Integration and Information Technology Adoption Jeffrey S. McCulloughMedical University of South CarolinaAuthors: Jeffrey S. McCullough
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 13
Session: InfluenzaChair: David Bishai
Cost-effectiveness of antiviral drug stockpiling and near patient testing for pandemic influenzaJohn EdmundsHealth Protection AgencyAuthors: John Edmunds, M. Ruby Siddiqui
Dynamic versus static modeling of cost-effectiveness of therapeutic use of antiviral drugs during an influenza pandemicAnna Krabbe-LugnerNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)Authors: Anna Krabbe-Lugner, Sido Mylius, Jacco Wallinga
Economic evaluation of influenza pandemic mitigation strategies in the US using a stochastic microsimulation influenza modelBeate SanderUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Beate Sander, Ira Longini, Jr, Azhar Nizam, Maaten Postma, Louis Garrison
Avian influenza: (De) centralized provision of preventive measures?Diana SonntagChemnitz University of TechnologyAuthors: Diana Sonntag, Katja Drechsel
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 14
Session: InjuryChair: Gabriel Leung
Estimating Pre-Injury and Injury Status in Quality-of-Life Terms: An Application to Health Losses Due to Road CrashesPatricia Cubí-MolláAuthors: Patricia Cubí-Mollá
One Year Treatment Costs of Trauma CareSharada WeirUniversity of Massachusetts Medical SchoolAuthors: Sharada Weir, David Salkever, Frederick Rivara, Averry Nathens, Ellen MacKenzie
Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of a multidisciplinary falls prevention program in community-dwelling elderly peopleMarike HendriksMaastricht UniversityAuthors: Marike Hendriks, Silvia Evers, Michel Bleijlevens, Jolanda van Haastregt, Harry Crebolder, Jacques van Eijk
The Effects Of Household Compositon And Care Giving Intensity On Labor Market Participation Of Individuals With Spinal Cord InjuryClara DismukeMedical University of South CarolinaAuthors: Clara Dismuke, W. David Bradford, James Krause
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 16
Session: OutcomesChair: Gabriel Picone
Medicare Spending and Outcomes after Post-Acute CareNeeraj SoodRANDAuthors: Neeraj Sood, Partha Deb, Jose Escarce, Carrie Hoverman, Neeraj Sood
Cost and Effectiveness of AIDS Treatment Delivery in South Africa: How Much Does It Cost to Achieve a Successful Outcome?Lawrence LongHealth Economics Research OfficeAuthors: Sydney Rosen, Lawrence Long, Ian Sanne
Is Mortality the Right Measure? Using Competing Risks Duration Modeling to Explore Alternative Measures of the Impact of Surgeon Volume on Cardiac Patient Health OutcomesJason HockenberryLehigh University & NBERAuthors: Jason Hockenberry, Shin-Yi Chou, Hsienming Lien
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: 1.07
Session: DemandChair: Dominic Hodgkin
A Macro-Prediction of the Use of Care Provisions Based on a Nested Logit ModelJedid-Jah JonkerSocial and Cultural Planning OfficeAuthors: Jedid-Jah Jonker, Isolde Woittiez
Estimating the Demand for Medical Care Using a Multiple Sample Selection ModelTzu-Chun KuoDxCGAuthors: Tzu-Chun Kuo
Mental and Physical Health CapitalNathan TefftUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonAuthors: Nathan Tefft
Fertility Rate, Use of Cesarean Delivery and the Role of Information Gap: Evidence from TaiwanKe-Zong MaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillAuthors: Ke-Zong Ma, Edward C. Norton, Shin-Yi Chou, Yiing-Jenq Chou
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: 1.08
Session: Bayesian StatisticsChair: Joanna Coast
Bayesian Multivariate Analysis of Resource Use Data Collected Alongside Multinational Randomised Controlled TrialsAndrea MancaUniversity of YorkAuthors: Andrea Manca, Stefano Conti, Paul Lambert, Keith Abrams
Bayesian Multivariate Modelling of Patient Level Healthcare Resource Use Data in RCTsStefano ContiUniversity of YorkAuthors: Stefano Conti, Andrea Manca, Paul Lambert, Keith Abrams
Accounting for statistical model uncertainty in economic decision models - A Bayesian ApproachKeith AbramsUniversity of LeicesterAuthors: Keith Abrams, Alex Sutton, Nicola Cooper, Paul Lambert
Accounting for preference heterogeneity in discrete choice experiments using hierachical BayesDean RegierUniversity of AberdeenAuthors: Dean Regier, Mandy Ryan, Euan Phimister, Carlo Marra
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: 1.12
Session: Social Health InsuranceChair: Raymond Hutubessy
Addressing Inequities in the Irish Health Care System Through Social Health InsuranceSteve ThomasAuthors: Steve Thomas
Extending social health insurance coverage to the informal sector: results of a randomized evaluation in NicaraguaTania DmytraczenkoAbt AssociatesAuthors: Tania Dmytraczenko, Barbara Magnoni, Susna De, Rebecca Thornton
Social health insurance growth and insurance market power in ColombiaFernando RuizPontificia Universidad JaverianaAuthors: Fernando Ruiz, Liz Garavito
Improvement of Risk Adjustment in German Social Health Insurance: What are the Implications for Interregional Transfers?Stefan GressUniversity of Duisburg-EssenAuthors: Stefan Gress, Dirk Göpffarth, Klaus Jacobs, Jürgen Wasem
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: 1.13
Session: RiskChair: Hindrik Vondeling
Surgical volume-outcome relationships: competing risk modelling of competing outcomesMaria RaikouLSEAuthors: Maria Raikou, Alistair McGuire
Hybrid Risk Adjustment for Total Health ExpendituresManuel Garcia GoniAuthors: Manuel Garcia Goni
Comparing the Predictive Power in Terms of Total Health Expenditures of Two Patient Classification Systems: DCGs and CRGsPere IbernUniversitat Pompeu FabraAuthors: Pere Ibern
Does risk adjustment always reduce incentives for cream-skimming?Elisabeth MeyerUniversity of MunichAuthors: Elisabeth Meyer
Monday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: 1.14
Session: QALYsChair: Ivar Kristiansen
Lost in Translation? Over-Reliance on QALYs May Lead to Neglect of Relevant EvidenceMichael SchlanderInstitute for Innovation & Valuation in Health Care (InnoVal-HC)Authors: Michael Schlander
A Mixed Method Approach to Estimating Monetary Values of QALYsHelen MasonAuthors: Helen Mason
Do members of the public wish to give more weight to some QALYs than others?: Results of a population-based study in the UKAngela RobinsonUniversity of East AngliaAuthors: Angela Robinson, Rachel Baker, Ian Bateman, Cam Donaldson, Graham Loomes, Jose Luis Pinto, Mandy Ryan
Comparing Individual and Public Preferences for Health StatesJohan LythLinköping UniversityAuthors: Johan Lyth
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 01
Session: Health Insurance, Moral Hazard and Health BehaviorsChair: Jody SindelarDiscussants: Ellen Meara, Henry Saffer, Michael French
Medicare, Ex Ante Moral Hazard, and Health BehaviorsDhaval DaveBentley College & NBERAuthors: Dhaval Dave, Robert Kaestner
Federal Medicaid Assistance to States: Impact on Prenatal CareSwati MukerjeeBentley CollegeAuthors: Swati Mukerjee, Michael A. Quinn
Incentives in Obesity and Health InsuranceInas RashadGeorgia State University & NBERAuthors: Inas Rashad, Sara Markowitz
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 03
Session: Health System Economics: What Is It?Chair: Uwe Reinhardt
National health system developmentDavid CutlerHarvard University
A deterministic model approach to conceptualize national health systemsWilliam C. HsiaoHarvard School of Public Health
A functional approach to conceptualize national health systemsAnne MillsLSHTM
The microeconomic foundation of national health systemsMark PaulyUniversity of Pennsylvania
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 05
Session: Economics of Racial Disparities in HealthcareChair: Willard ManningDiscussants: Scott E. Harrington, Will Manning, Tamara Konetzka
Social Networks and Use of Health Care By Hispanics José J. EscarceUniversity of California at Los Angeles & RANDAuthors: Carole Roan Gresenz, José J. Escarce
Short- and Long-term Mortality after an Acute Illness for Elderly whites and blacksDaniel PolskyUniversity of PennsylvaniaAuthors: Daniel Polsky, Ashish Jha, Judith Lave, Mark Pauly, Kevin Volpp
Measuring Trends in Racial/Ethnic Health Care DisparitiesBenjamin CookMathematica Policy Research, Inc.Authors: Benjamin Le Cook, Thomas G. McGuire, Samuel H. Zuvekas
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 07
Session: Hospitals and the Market EnvironmentChair: Michael ChernewDiscussants: Richard Lindrooth, Cory Capps, Carol Propper
The Welfare Consequences of Hospital MergersRobert TownUniversity of Minnesota & NBERAuthors: Robert Town, Douglas Wholey, Roger Feldman, Lawton R. Burns
Hospital Financial Condition and the Quality of Patient CareGloria J. BazzoliVirginia Commonwealth UniversityAuthors: Gloria J. Bazzoli, Hsueh-Fen Chen,Mei Zhao, Richard C. Lindrooth
Is the Impact of Managed Care on Hospital Prices Decreasing?William D. WhiteCornell UniversityAuthors: William D. White, David Dranove, Richard Lindrooth, Jack Zwanziger
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 08
Session: How Can Private Providers be Engaged in Serving the Poor?Chair: Hugh Waters
India's Experience with Subsidized Health Insurance for the PoorPeter BermanWorld Bank & Harvard University
Competitive Voucher Schemes for HealthAnna GorterInstituto CentroAmericano de la Salud
Avoiding misunderstanding when engaging private providers in serving the poorDominic MontaguUniversity of California, San Francisco
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 10
Session: Hypothetical Questions, Hypothetical Answers, or Real Values? Improved Methods for Measuring Willingness to PayChair: John Bridges
Cheap Talk and Stated Preferences: Patients' WTP for Rheumatoid Arthritis TreatmentsF. Reed JohnsonRTI InternationalAuthors: F. Reed Johnson, Semra Ozdemir, A. Brett Hauber
Eliciting Willingness to Pay without Bias using Follow-up Certainty Statements: Comparisons between Probably/Definitely and a 10-point Certainty ScaleGlenn C. BlomquistUniversity of KentuckyAuthors: Glenn C. Blomquist, Karen Blumenschein, Magnus Johannesson
Comparison of physician and patient preferences for colorectal cancer screening using a discrete choice experimentDeborah MarshallMcMaster UniversityAuthors: Deborah A. Marshall, F. Reed Johnson, Nathalie A. Kulin, Semra Ozdemir, Kathryn Phillips, John Marshall, Stephanie van Bebber, Judith Walsh
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 12
Session: Emerging trends in activity based fundingChair: Tor Iversen Discussant: James Burgess
The Association of DRG-Based Financing with Case-Mix Adjusted Costs and Quality of Healthcare in OECD Countries: Evidence from Recent ImplementationsDana A. ForgioneUniversity of Texas at San AntonioAuthors: Dana A Forgione, Thomas E.Vermeer, John A. Wrieden, Irvine Lapsley, Inger Johanne Pettersen
Efficiency effects from a move towards activity-based payments to hospitalsPedro Pitra BarrosUniversidade Nova de LisboaAuthors: Pedro Pita Barros
Heterogeneity in hospitals' responses to a financial reform: a random coefficient analysis of the impact of activity-based financing on efficiency in NorwayErik BiornUniversity of OsloAuthors: Erik Biorn, Terje P. Hagen, Tor Iversen
Activity based funding in the English NHS: measuring the effect on qualityShelley FarrarUniversity of AberdeenAuthors: Shelley Farrar, Deokhee Yi, Matt Sutton, Anthony Scott, Martin Chalkley
Emerging Trends in Quality Purchasing Through Pay for Performance in the Hospital Sector in the United StatesGary J. YoungBoston University School of Public HealthAuthors: James F. Burgess, Jr., Dan Berlowitz, Barbara G. Bokhour, Mark Meterko, Karen M. Sautter, Bert White, Gary J. Young
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 13
Session: Discrete Choice in Physician CareChair: Hong Wang
A role for qualitative research in discrete choice experiments: A case study of 'Advanced Access' to general practice services in EnglandKaren GerardUniversity of SouthamptonAuthors: Karen Gerard, Catherine Pope, Chris Salisbury, Jon Banks, Val Lattimer
Decisions About Pap Tests: What Influences Women And Providers?Marion HaasCentre for Health Economics Research and EvaluationAuthors: Marion Haas, Denzil Fiebig, Ishrat Hossain, Rosalie Viney
Modelling heterogeneity in patients' preferences for the attributes of a general practitioner appointmentArne Risa HoleUniversity of YorkAuthors: Arne Risa Hole
Which preferred providers are really preferred? Evidence from a Discrete Choice ExperimentLieke BoonenAuthors: Lieke Boonen
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 14
Session: Substance Abuse 2Chair: Joan Costa-i-Font
Is cannabis a gateway to hard drugs?Hans Olav MelbergUniversity of Oslo/Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug ResearchAuthors: Hans Olav Melberg, Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen, Andrew Jones
Measuring intermediate outcomes: the economic evaluation of young peoples' substance misuse interventionsKevin MarshMatrix RCLAuthors: Kevin Marsh
Is health really the link between alcohol and wage? A study on alcohol related medical care costs of low alcohol consumptionJohan JarlLund UniversityAuthors: Johan Jarl, Ulf Gerdtham
Priority Setting in the Prevention of Illicit Drug UseChris DoranUniversity of Queensland Authors: Chris Doran
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 16
Session: UtilizationChair: Jan Askildsen
Decomposing the Effect of Medicaid on Emergency Department UseKaroline MortensenRice UniversityAuthors: Karoline Mortensen, Paula Song
Prenatal Care Utilization and its Effects on Infant Health in Samples of Normal versus Abnormal Births from South AmericaRobert OhsfeldtTexas A & MAuthors: George L Wehby, Jeffrey C. Murray, Jorge Lopez-Camelo, Eduardo E. Castilla, Robert L. Ohsfeldt
An inter-state analysis of emerging health care utilisation pattern in IndiaArun Bahuleyan NairSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and TechnologyAuthors: Arun Bahuleyan Nair, Varatharajan Durairaj
From Best Evidence to Best Practice - Effect of Guidelines-Based Practice on Patient Outcomes and Health Care UtilizationDan MacCarthyBritish Columbia Medical AssociationAuthors: Dan MacCarthy, Liza Kallstrom
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: 1.07
Session: Employer-Based Health InsuranceChair: Jaume Puig
Risky Business: Could Employment-Based Health Insurance Protect The Urban Poor Of Bangladesh?Sangeeta MookherjiJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAuthors: Sangeeta Mookherji, David Bishai
The Effect of Mandatory Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance on Workers' WagesGerard RussoUniversity of HawaiiAuthors: Gerard Russo, Sang-Hyop Lee, Rui Wang, Thamana Lekprichakul
Premium Growth between 1997 and 2004 and Its Effect on Employer-Sponsored InsuranceJessica VistnesAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityAuthors: Jessica Vistnes, Thomas Selden
Evaluating Health Plan Benefit Change: A Finite Mixture Model ApproachNilay ShahMayo ClinicAuthors: Nilay Shah, Benjamin Craig, Ritesh Banerjee, Sidna Scheitel, James Naessens
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: 1.08
Session: EquityChair: John Cawley
Measurement Of Equity In Irish Health Care Financing. Updating Analysis From The 1980s And Investigation Of Measurement Issues In The Irish ContextSamantha SmithTrinity College Dublin (TCD), IrelandAuthors: Samantha Smith
Equity in health care use in Canada and its provincesSara AllinLSEAuthors: Sara Allin
Burden Space Measures Of Equity: Determinants For Impoverishment And Catastrophic PaymentsFederico SpandonaroUniversity of Rome Tor VergataAuthors: Federico Spandonaro, Marco Doglia
Using NHA And DHS Indicators To Assess Equity In LACMagdalena RatheFundacion PlenitudAuthors: Magdalena Rathe, Laura Rathe
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: 1.12
Session: Determinants of healthChair: Matthew Jowett
The Puzzling SES Gradients in Costa Rican Adult Health and MortalityWilliam DowUniversity of California, BerkeleyAuthors: William Dow, Luis Rosero-Bixby
Dying Slowly but Surely: A Multi-Period Model of the Delayed Effects of Pathological BMI on All-Cause Mortality of US Adults, 2000 - 2005Albert A. OkunadeUniversity of MemphisAuthors: Albert A. Okunade, Chutima Suraratdecha, Adeyinka Kevin Okunade, Mustafa Karakus, Deepraj Mukherjee
Determinants of health of people living in the community and institutionsKeiko AsakawaUniversity of AlbertaAuthors: Keiko Asakawa, David Feeny, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Jeffrey Johnson, Darryl Rolfson
Demand for Sanitation in Salvador/BrazilAndreia Costa SantosLSHTMAuthors: Andreia Costa Santos
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: 1.13
Session: Issues in Mental HealthChair: John T Hsu
Development of and preliminary results of a survey instrument to measure the family costs associated with child mental health conditionsFrances LynchCenter for Health Research, Kaiser PermanenteAuthors: Frances Lynch, Nancy Vuckovic, Jennifer Schneider, Allison Firemark
Befriending Carers of People with Dementia: A Cost Utility AnalysisEdward WilsonAuthors: Edward CF Wilson, Mariamma Thalanany, Lee Shepstone, Georgina Charlesworth, Fiona Poland, Miranda Mugford
Antidepressant and Counseling Utilization Among Older Women with Low Income in the United StatesVirginia Wilcox-GokNorthern Illinois UniversityAuthors: Virginia Wilcox-Gok
Early Intervention Services (EIS) for people with serious mental illness: An econometric analysisBillingsley KaambwaUniversity of BirminghamAuthors: Billingsley Kaambwa, Stirling Bryan, Helen Lester, Helen Rodgers, Nicola Morris-Jones, Max Birchwood
Monday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: 1.14
Session: Insuring the Poor 1Chair: Kathryn Antioch
Risk Pooling Insurance, Self-Insurance And Self-Protection: Regional Study On Politics For Protecting The Poor From Health Shocks --The Case Of ColombiaRicardo BitranBitran y AsociadosAuthors: Ricardo Bitran, Ursula Giedion, Rodrigo Muñoz
Effects of regulation on the market concentration in the subsidized insurance in ColombiaLiz GaravitoPontificia Universidad JaverianaAuthors: Liz Garavito, Fernando Ruiz
Applying Propensity Score Matching to assess the impact of community health insurance on the demand for health care in rural Burkina FasoDevendra Prasad GnawaliHeidelberg UniversityAuthors: Devendra Prasad Gnawali, Subhash Pokhrel, Mamado Sanon, Manuela De Allegri, Rainer Sauerborn
Medisave as An Option for Financial Risk Protection: A Field-Based Medisave Model for Rural Women in Karnataka, IndiaVaratharajan DurairajWorld Health OrganzationAuthors: Varatharajan Durairaj, Muralikannan Marimuthu, Saji Saraswathy Gopalan
Tuesday Session
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 01
Session: Implementing economic evidence through Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs): International experienceChair: Mike DrummondDiscussants: Ron Akehurst, Mark Sculpher, Werner Brouwer
Integrating economic evidence into Guidelines Practice Guidelines and clinical practice: National and health services perspectives in AustraliaKathryn AntiochMonash UniversityAuthors: Kathryn Antioch, Michael Walsh
Moving from health economic models to budget impact to encourage implementationJennifer FieldNational Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, London UKAuthors: Jennifer Field, Joanne Lord, Gillian Leng, Michael Drummond
Implementation of economic-based clinical practice guidelines: top-down and bottom-up approaches in The NetherlandsLouis NiessenErasmus MC University Medical CenterAuthors: Louis Niessen, Frans Rutten
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 03
Session: Improving End-of-Life CareChair: Edward C. Norton
Is there a survival advantage of admission to a "high intensity" hospital?Amber E. BarnatoUniversity of PittsburghAuthors: Amber E. Barnato, Chung-Chou H. Chang, Maxwell H. Farrell, Judith R. Lave, Derek C. Angus
The Medicare Hospice Payment System: A Preliminary Consideration of Potential RefinementsNancy NicosiaRANDAuthors: Nancy Nicosia, Elaine Reardon, Joanne Lynn, Karl Lorenz, Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin
Differences between Non-Profits and For-Profits in the Hospice Industry: Patient Selection and QualitySabina OhriUniversity of California, Irvine and the Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaAuthors: Sabina Ohri
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 05
Session: Inequalities of opportunities in healthChair: Lise RochaixDiscussants: Aki Tsuchiya, Andrew Jones, Cristina Masseria
Disability and work: the role of health shocks and childhood circumstancesMaarten LindeboomVU University AmsterdamAuthors: Maarten Lindeboom, Ana Llena-Nozal, Bas van der Klaauw
Unfair inequalities in health and health careErik SchokkaertKU LeuvenAuthors: Marc Fleurbaey, Erik Schokkaert
Social background and parent's health : what are their impact on health status in adulthood ?Alain TrannoyEHESSAuthors: Sandy Tubeuf, Florence Jusot, Alain Trannoy, Marion Devaux
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 07
Session: Influences of policy and income on access to long-term careChair: Sally C. Stearns
The effect of economic status on care decisions: results arising from the Free Personal Care policy in ScotlandPaul McNameeUniversity of AberdeenAuthors: Paul McNamee
Certificate of Need Regulation in the Nursing Home Industry: Has it Outlived its Usefulness?Barbara CaldwellSaint Leo UniversityAuthors: Gabriel Picone, Barbara J. Caldwell
Effect of income on long-term care insurance coverage France WeaverPennsylvania State University, USAuthors: France Weaver, Monika Setia, John Moran
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 08
Session: Comparable measurement of healthChair: Christopher JL Murray
Response incomparability in self-reported mobilityEmre ÖzaltinHarvard UniversityAuthors: Emre Özaltin, Joshua A Salomon, Saeid Shahraz, Christopher JL Murray
Comparability of self-rated general health: findings from five national U.S. surveysJoshua A SalomonHarvard UniversityAuthors: Joshua A Salomon, Shefali Oza, Christopher JL Murray
Comparability problems in "culture-fair" cognition testsSaeid ShahrazHarvard UniversityAuthors: Saeid Shahraz, Emre Özaltin, Christopher JL Murray, Joshua A Salomon
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 10
Session: Informal care: economic approachesChair: Stephen Birch
More, less, or all the same? The difference midlife caregiving makes for women's adjustmentUlrike SchneiderVienna University of Economics and Business Administration Authors: Katharina Spiess, Ulrike Schneider
Understanding the preferences of informal caregivers providing palliative care at homeJane HallUniversity of Technology, SydneyAuthors: Jane Hall, Jordan Louviere, Patsy Kenny
External effects of paying informal caregiversBernard van den BergVU University AmsterdamAuthors: Bernard van den Berg
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 12
Session: Innovative models of the demand for health care servicesChair: Willard G. ManningDiscussants: Vanessa Azzone, M. Kate Bundorf, James Burgess
Effects of patient copayments on retention in substance abuse and mental health treatmentDominic HodgkinBrandeis UniversityAuthors: Dominic Hodgkin, Elizabeth L. Merrick, Constance M. Horgan
Optimal insurance with multiple health goodsRandall P. EllisBoston UniversityAuthors: R.P. Ellis, W..G. Manning
Spatial competition and market definition in the nursing home industryAditi MehtaBoston UniversityAuthors: Aditi Mehta
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 13
Session: HIV/AIDS & WorkChair: Kathleen Carey
Exploring the impact of HIV/AIDS and its treatment on individual worker, team and firm level productivity in South AfricaDebbie MuirheadAurum Institute for Health ResearchAuthors: Debbie Muirhead, Lilani Kumaranayake, Nigel Rice
Absenteeism And Separation From The Labour Force: What Is The HIV Impact?Lilani KumaranayakeLSHTMAuthors: Lilani Kumaranayake, Gavin Churchyard, Salome Charalambous
Mortality Risk and Human Capital Investment: The Impact of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan AfricaJane FortsonPrinceton UniversityAuthors: Jane Fortson
Are Healthy People More Trusting or Trustworthy? Evidence from Experimental Economics Games in Rural MalawiLi-Wei ChaoAuthors: Li-Wei Chao
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 14
Session: Prescription InsuranceChair: Kelly Makarounas-Kirchmann
The Effects of Taiwan's Prescription Drug Reimbursement Rate Reduction Policy on the Average Price of Drugs Used in the National Health Insurance Program - The Case of Elderly Diabetes Patients' Drug UtilizationLikwang ChenAuthors: Likwang Chen
Managing Prescription Drug versus Total Health Care Expenditures: The Implications of Medicare Part DMarisa E. DominoUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillAuthors: Marisa E. Domino
Should Healthy Medicare Beneficiaries Buy FFS Medicare Drug Coverage?Adam AtherlyEmory UniversityAuthors: Adam Atherly, Bryan Dowd
Linking Social Health Insurance, Essential Drug Program and Private Pharmacies: The Case of the Revolving Drug Insurance Fund in Southern Leyte, PhilippinesKonrad ObermannAuthors: Konrad Obermann
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 16
Session: Marketing PharmaceuticalsChair: Kosali Simon
Socio-economic Status and Free Medication SamplesJames ZhangUniversity of ChicagoAuthors: James Zhang
On Pharmaceuticals and Price SensitivityNiels SkipperUniversity of AarhusAuthors: Niels Skipper, Marianne Simonsen, Lars Skipper
Pharmaceutical Parallel Trade in Europe: Stakeholder and competition effectsDivya SrivastavaLSEAuthors: Divya Srivastava, Panos Kanavos, Joan Costa-Font
Pharmaceutical Detailing and Medication Choice: A Micro-Level Analysis of StatinsGregory KruseUniversity of PennsylvaniaAuthors: Gregory Kruse
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.07
Session: AccessChair: Tamara Konetzka
Use of Elective Surgery in Public Hospitals: Modelling Access-Cost Quality Trade-offs in a Spatial FrameworkAnurag SharmaMonash UniversityAuthors: Anurag Sharma, Anthony Harris, Jeff Richardson
Barriers to Health Care and Role of Health Insurance Among Non-Elderly Women with DisabilitiesJaeun ShinKDI School of Public Policy and Management, South KoreaAuthors: Jaeun Shin, Sangho Moon
Impact of Payer Type on the Utilization of Drug-Eluting Stents for Patients With and Without Acute Myocardial InfarctionKirsten Hall LongMayo Clinic College of MedicineAuthors: Kirsten Hall Long, Nilay D. Shah, Ritesh Banerjee, Douglas L. Wood, Charanjit S. Rihal, Henry H. Ting
Effects Of Market-Oriented Reforms On Small Area Socio-Economic Inequality Of Utilization In The English NHS 1991-2001Richard CooksonUniversity of YorkAuthors: Richard Cookson, Mark Dusheiko, Geoffrey Hardman
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.08
Session: Obesity and HealthChair: Konstantin Beck
The Effect of Obesity on HospitalizationEuna HanAuthors: Euna Han
Estimating hospital resource utilization for illnesses caused and aggravated by obesityKatharina HauckMonash UniversityAuthors: Katharina Hauck, Bruce Hollingsworth
Impact of concomitant obesity on health care resource consumption in patients with diabetesErnst-Günther HagenmeyerInstitute for Healthcare and Social Research (IGES), Ltd.Authors: Ernst-Günther Hagenmeyer, Thomas von Lengerke, Holger Gothe, Guido Schiffhorst, Michael Happich, Bertram Haeussler
Fast-food restaurant density and obesityRichard A. DunnUW-MadisonAuthors: Richard A. Dunn
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.12
Session: InnovationChair: Steven Kymes
Surplus Appropriation from R&D and Health Care Technology Assessment ProceduresTomas PhilipsonUniversity of Chicago & NBERAuthors: Tomas Philipson, Anupam B. Jena
Medical innovation in presence of new practice adoption cascadesJaehee LeeKorea Economic Research InstituteAuthors: Jaehee Lee
Reimbursement Of New Health Technologies In A DRG-SystemStéphanie BriswalterGlaxoSmithKline GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, GermanyAuthors: Stéphanie Briswalter, Robert Welte
Research and Innovation Behaviour of German Medical Devices Industry - Empirical Analysis and Health Policy AssessmentBulent AkmazHelmut Schmidt University of Hamburg, GermanyAuthors: Bulent Akmaz
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.13
Session: Cancer ScreeningChair: Lisa Gold
Ethnic enclaves, safety net location and cancer screening: Amenity or Penalty?Ninez PonceUCLA School of Public HealthAuthors: Ninez Ponce
Cost-Effectiveness Of Population-Based Screening For Colorectal Cancer In Hong Kong ChinesePauline WooUniversity of Hong KongAuthors: Pauline Woo, TK Cheung, Karen Kuntz, Eddy Lam, Benjamin Wong, Gabriel Leung
Funding the Breast Cancer Screening Program in Croatia: a discrete choice experimentAna BobinacErasmus University RotterdamAuthors: Ana Bobinac, Ana Bobinac, Xander Koolman, Marc Koopmanschap, Mirna Bobinac
Cost-Effectiveness of Targeted vs. Tailored Interventions to Promote Mammography Screening Among Women Military Veterans in the United StatesDavid LairsonUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonAuthors: David Lairson, Wenyaw Chan, Yu-Chia Chang, Yen-Peng Li, Sally Vernon
Tuesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.14
Session: Primary CareChair: Laura Argys
Characteristics of demand for antibiotics in primary care: a linear approximate almost ideal demand system approachGiuliano MasieroUniversity of LuganoAuthors: Giuliano Masiero, Rui Li
The Efficiency of Philippine Provinces in Providing Primary Health Care ProgramsRouselle LavadoHitotsubashi UniversityAuthors: Rouselle Lavado
Primary Care Characteristics and their Impact on Health Care ExpendituresLippi Bruni MatteoUniversity of BolognaAuthors: Lippi Bruni Matteo, Gianluca Fiorentini, Cristina Ugolini
A Disease Management Programme For Secondary Prevention Of Coronary Heart Disease And Heart Failure In Primary Care : A Cost-Effectiveness AnalysisDavid TurnerUniversity of SouthamptonAuthors: David Turner, Sanjoy Paul, Margaret Stone, Iain Squire, Ariadna Juarez-Garcia, Kamlesh Khunti
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 01
Session: Norwegian Hospital ReformChair: Bengt JönssonDiscussant: Toni Ashton
Hospital reform and hospital efficiency - a Nordic comparative studySverre KittelsenUniversity of OsloAuthors: Jon Magnussen, Sverre Kittelsen
Prioritization and patients' rights: Does the hospital reform lead to more equal practises among hospitals?Jan Erik AskildsenHealth Economics BergenAuthors: Jan Erik Askildsen, Oddvar Kaarbøe, Tor Helge Holmås
Allocation of labour to somatic and psychiatric specialist care - The influence of a hospital owner reform on earmarked grant effectsJorid KalsethSINTEF HealthAuthors: Vidar Halsteinli, Jorid Kalseth, Solveig O Ose
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 03
Session: Recent Developments In Economic Evaluation Methods Guidelines for Decision Making: Experience from Four CountriesChair: Michael DrummondDiscussant: Mark Sculpher
Review of cost-utility analysis guidelines in New ZealandRachel GrocottPHARMAC (Pharmaceutical Management Agency)Authors: Rachel Grocott, Rico Schoeler
Economic Evaluation Guidelines in Canada - Recent Developments Karen LeeCanadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) Authors: Karen Lee
Learning from experience: revision of the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee GuidelinesAndrew MitchellAustralian Government Department of Health and AgeingAuthors: Andrew Mitchell, Rosalie Viney
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 05
Session: Investing in HealthChair: David HotchkissDiscussants: Stephen Jan, Rob Baltussen, Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe, Arnab Acharya
The moral economy of investing in child health: considerations in resource poor settingsDaniel ReidpathBrunel UniversityAuthors: Daniel Reidpath, Pascale Allotey, Subhash Pokhrel
Time preference from an economist's and anthropologist's perspectiveRainer SauerbornHeidelberg UniversityAuthors: Rainer Sauerborn, Adijma Gbangou, M Sanou, Hengjin Dong, M van der Pol
The implications of socially entrusted decision-making on willingness to pay (WTP): the case of insectide treated nets (ITNs) in IndiaJulia Fox-RushbyBrunel UniversityAuthors: Julia Fox-Rushby, Subhash Pokhrel, Laura Vallejo-Torres, Mrigesh Bhatia
Ownership and use of insecticide-treated nets in sub-Saharan Africa: households striking a balance between economic considerations and normative socio-cultural expectationsSubhash PokhrelBrunel UniversityAuthors: Manuela De Allegri, Subash Pokhrel, Bocar Kouyaté, Justin Tiendrebéogo, Albrecht Jahn, Olaf Müller
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 07
Session: Issues in private insurance for mental health and substance abuseChair: Frances Lynch
Benefit limits for behavioral health care in private US health plansDominic HodgkinBrandeis UniversityAuthors: Dominic Hodgkin, Constance M. Horgan, Deborah W. Garnick, Elizabeth L. Merrick
Comparison of Mental Health Service Utilization across Different Types of Insurance - Evidence from a Multicultural Sample in the United StatesZhun CaoCambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical SchoolAuthors: Zhun Cao, Margarita Alegria
Effect of Parity Legislation on Substance Abuse TreatmentVanessa AzzoneHarvard UniversityAuthors: Vanessa Azzone, Richard G. Frank, Sharon-Lise Normand, Thomas G. McGuire
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 08
Session: Lessons from an American Integrated Delivery System: What Translates to a European Setting?Chair: Murray N. Ross
Self-Management and Integrated Care: A Comparison of the Danish Health System and Kaiser PermanenteAnne FrolichBispebjerg Hospital and University of Copenhagen
The Kaiser Permanente/NHS Exchange: What Have We Learned?Christopher J. HamUniversity of Birmingham
Population-Oriented Integrated Care: Does Kaiser Permanente Offer Lessons for Germany?Sophia SchletteMinistry of Health, Germany
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 10
Session: Limited Service Facilities in the U.S. Hospital IndustryChair: Jim BurgessDiscussants: Robert Ohsfeldt, Gary Fournier, Jonathan Sunshine
The Effects of Single Specialty Hospital Entry on Hospital Market CompetitionKathleen CareyBoston University School of Public HealthAuthors: Kathleen Carey, Jim Burgess, Gary Young
Utilization Changes Associated with Physician Ownership of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs)Jean M. MitchellGeorgetown UniversityAuthors: Jean M. Mitchell
Spatial Competition in the U.S. Hospital Industry and the Economic Effects of Specialty Hospital EntryJohn E. SchneiderUniversity of IowaAuthors: John E. Schneider, Robert Oshfeldt
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 12
Session: Micro Health Insurance - Gaining Insight From Being On-SiteChair: Peter C. Smith
Reinsurance as an alternative to capital in micro health insurance - A simulated exercise to compare the cost of the alternativesJohn ArmstrongVoluntary Health Insurance Board of Ireland Authors: John Armstrong, David M. Dror
Improving the distributional impact of an Indian community-based health insurance scheme among its rural membership: cluster-randomised controlled trial Anne J. MillsLSHTMAuthors: M Kent Ranson, Tara Sinha, Mirai Chatterjee, Fenil Gandhi, Rupal Jayswal, Falguni Patel, Saul S Morris, Anne J Mills
Drop-out analysis of community-based health insurance membership at Nouna, Burkina Faso Hengjin DongUniversity of Heidelberg Authors: Hengjin Dong, Devendra Gnawali, Manuela De Allegri, Rainer Sauerborn
Financial protection at the bottom of the pyramid: Evidence from India on the impact of micro health insurance on householdsEdit V. VelenyiUniversity of York Authors: Edit V. Velenyi, David M. Dror
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 13
Session: ChoiceChair: Louis W Niessen
A Step Past the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index: Developing and Applying an Index to Examine the Effectiveness of Choice Reforms in the United States and United KingdomZachary CooperLSEAuthors: Zachary Cooper
The effect of retirement on the probability to switch of private health Insurance companyMarc PerronninIRDESAuthors: Marc Perronnin, Carine Franc, Aurelie Pierre
Sickness Fund Competition in Germany: The Impact of Print Media Advertising on Public Health Insurance SwitchingSilke UebelmesserAuthors: Silke Uebelmesser
Using data on hypothetical choices by potential consumers to estimate the welfare effects of changes in health care and health insurance servicesMilena PavlovaMaastricht UniversityAuthors: Milena Pavlova, Wim Groot
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 14
Session: Paying DoctorsChair: Benjamin M. Craig
Effectiveness of paying physicians for performance in terms of achievement of health care service delivery goalsDominika WranikDalhousie UniversityAuthors: Dominika Wranik
Wage differentials among general practitioners in NorwayAfsaneh BjorvatnUniversity of BergenAuthors: Afsaneh Bjorvatn, Jan Erik Askildsen, Hugh Gravelle
Multitasking in Physician Office Visits: Implications for Physician PaymentsMing Tai-SealeTexas A & MAuthors: Ming Tai-Seale, Thomas McGuire
Do we pay our doctors equitably?Paola PesciAzienda Sanitaria di Bologna (Italy)Authors: Paola Pesci, Francesca Isola
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 16
Session: Hospital EfficiencyChair: Liqun Liu
The Relationship between Hospital Cost Inefficiency and Debt RatingsPatrick BernetFlorida Atlantic UniversityAuthors: Patrick Bernet, Michael Rosko, Vivian Valdmanis
Efficiency and ownership of German hospitals: A stochastic frontier analysisAnnika FrohloffRuhr-Universität BochumAuthors: Annika Frohloff
Efficiency of the German hospital sector: evidence after the German reunificationGunnar DittrichTU DresdenAuthors: Gunnar Dittrich, Alexander Karmann
The Efficiency Impact of Medicare's Rural Hospital Flexibility ProgramMichael RoskoAuthors: Michael Rosko
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.07
Session: PreventionChair: Lee Mobley
Do Health Shocks Affect Preventive Behavior?Padmaja AyyagariDuke UniversityAuthors: Padmaja Ayyagari
Why Do People Decline Free Preventive Health Care?Katie CarmanTilburg UniversityAuthors: Katie Carman, Peter Kooreman
Inequities in prevention of malaria: Experiences with bednet utilisation from a low-income setting in TanzaniaFred MatovuMakerere University & LSHTMAuthors: Fred Matovu, Catherine Goodman, Virginia Wiseman
Rosiglitazone: The not so magic bullet for diabetesMelanie BertramUniversity of Queensland Authors: Melanie Bertram
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.08
Session: NursingChair: Marcos Vera-Hernandez
RN Educational Level and the Decision to Work in HospitalsLynn UnruhUniversity of Central FloridaAuthors: Lynn Unruh
Registered Nurse Employment BehaviourMichelle CunichUniversity of SydneyAuthors: Michelle Cunich, Stephen Whelan
The Importance of Nurse Employment Categories in Determining Exit Rates from NursingFrieda WaisbergUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Frieda Waisberg, A Laporte, C Levinton, R Deber, A Baumann, L O'Brien-Pallas
Nursing Assistant Retention and Turnover: Effects of Wages & Benefits Relative to Other Individual & Facility CharacteristicsSally StearnsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillAuthors: Sally Stearns, Jeongyoung Park
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.12
Session: Economic Evaluation MethodologyChair: Marc Saez
The Effect Of Different Types Of Survival Curves To Extrapolate Observed Events From A 1-Year Rct To Lifetime - The Case Of Eptifibatide Use In Coronary StentingSarah DewildeUnited BioSource CorporationAuthors: Sarah Dewilde, Robert Welte, Bernd Brüggenjürgen, Stefan Willich
How useful are disease specific reference cases for improving economic evaluations? a systematic reviewNick BansbackUniversity of British ColumbiaAuthors: Nick Bansback, Annelies Boonen, Hans Severens, Aslam Anis
Covariate adjusted confidence intervals for the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio in non randomized trails, comparing Fieller- and bootstrap methods. An example from the SARAH StudyBernd SchweikertGSF - National Research Center for Environment and HealthAuthors: Bernd Schweikert
Pros and cons of event based modelling in economic evaluationMartin HenrikssonLinköping UniversityAuthors: Martin Henriksson
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.13
Session: Maternal HealthChair: Marcelo Delajara
Association between Mode of Delivery and Maternal Rehospitalization: Vaginal vs. Elective CesareansTsai-Ching LiuNational Taipei UniversityAuthors: Tsai-Ching Liu, Chin-Shyan Chen
Financial barriers to the procurement of maternal and newborn care services in rural BangladeshAmnesty LeFevreJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAuthors: Amnesty LeFevre, Hugh Waters, Saifuddin Ahmed, Sabbir Hyder, Shams El Arifeen, Uzma Syed, AH Baqui et al
A Feasibility Study on Demand Side Financing (DSF) in Maternal Healthcare Services at Rural BangladeshAzaher Ali MollaDhaka University, IHEAuthors: Azaher Ali Molla
Cost of obstetric care and economic consequences for the households: Are poor mother protected? Lessons from two districts in IndonesiaMardiati NadjibUniversity of IndonesiaAuthors: Mardiati Nadjib, Zahidul Quayyum, Tim Ensor, Purwa Kurnia Sucahya, Amila Megraini
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.14
Session: Childhood HealthChair: Martin Henriksson
Coping with some adverse events during childhood protects healthGeorges MenahemIRDESAuthors: Georges Menahem
The Tradeoff between Family Size and Child Health in the United StatesDaniel ReesUniversity of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences CenterAuthors: Daniel Rees, Brian Duncan
Quantifying the Cost of Passive Smoking on Child Health: Evidence from Children's Cotinine SamplesMichael ShieldsAuthors: Michael Shields
Indoor Air Pollution, Child Health and Fuel Subsidies in GuatemalaAtheendar VenkataramaniYale UniversityAuthors: Atheendar Venkataramani, Brian Fried
Tuesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 2.01
Session: Medical Research and DevelopmentChair: Henry Grabowski
The Globalization of Clinical Trials for New Medicines: Where Are the Trials Going and Why?Ernst Berndt MIT Authors: Ernst R. Berndt, Iain M. Cockburn, Fabio Thiers
The Cost of Biopharmaceutical R&D: Is Biotech Different?Joe DiMasiTufts UniversityAuthors: Joseph A. DiMasi, Henry G. Grabowski
Follow-On Bans and Patent Races: Evidence from Pharmaceuticals David RidleyDuke University Authors: James J. Anton, David B. Ridley
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 01
Session: Modeling the Economics of AIDS VaccinesChair: Robert Hecht
Assessing the Global Demand for Preventive AIDS VaccinesGian GandhiInternational AIDS Vaccine InitiativeAuthors: Gian Gandhi, Robert Hecht, Shilpa Vuthoori
Modeling the Impact of AIDS VaccinesJohn StoverFutures InstituteAuthors: John Stover, Lori Bollinger, Robert Hecht, Clara Williams
HIV Vaccine R&D - Modeling the Path to Speedier SuccessHolly WongInternational AIDS Vaccine InitiativeAuthors: Holly Wong, Chris Gingerich, Katherine White, Josh Michaud
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 03
Session: Moving towards equity: how can policy implementation be strengthened?Chair: Di McIntyre
The CREHS case studies: an economist's view of what they add to understanding of policy implementationUmakant DashIndian Institute of Technology, Madras
What influences how policies are implemented and with what gains? An overview of the CREHS case studies in Africa and AsiaLucy GilsonUniversity of Witwatersrand/LSHTM
The CREHS case studies: developing the field of policy analysis Ermin ErasmusUnivesity of Witwatersrand
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 05
Session: New challenges for Latin American health systemsChair: Jaume Puig
Contracting external primary care providers in Central America for better responsiveness, efficiency of health care and public governance: a framework for analysisJean MacqUniversite Libre de Bruxelles
Catastrophic expenditure and co-morbidity in ChileAristides TorcheUniversidad Católica de Chile
Living Arrangement and the Role of Caregivers among Elderly in Latin AmericaAntonio J. TrujilloUniversity of Central Florida
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 07
Session: New Findings from Consumer Driven Health Plans Chair: Stephen T. ParenteDiscussant: Jeff McCullough
High deductible health plans and health care spending: revisiting the Rand Health Insurance ExperimentLaurence BakerStanford UniversityAuthors: Laurence Baker, M. Kate Bundorf, Anne Royalty
Demand for High-Deductible and "Consumer-Directed" Health PlansRoland McDevittAuthors: Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin, Roland McDevitt
Do Economic Incentives in Consumer Directed Health Plans Affect Consumer Behavior?Roger S. FeldmanUniversity of MinnesotaAuthors: Stephen T. Parent, Roger Feldman
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 08
Session: Non-financial Factors in Technology AdoptionChair: Jean Mitchell
Enabling characteristics of mammography facilities: disparities based on racial/ethnic composition of locationMythreyi BhargavanAmerican College of RadiologyAuthors: Mythreyi Bhargavan, Jonathan H. Sunshine
Productivity-Enhancing Technologies in Radiology: Which Practices Are Early Adopters and Which Do Without?Jonathan H. SunshineAmerican College of RadiologyAuthors: Nikhil Nayak, Jonathan H. Sunshine, Cristian Meghe
The International Teleradiology Industry: Successes and FailuresFrank LevyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyAuthors: Frank Levy, Kyoung-Hee Yu
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 10
Session: Occupation, Retirement, and Health: Determining Causal Relationships?Chair: Michael T. FrenchDiscussants: Don Kenkel, Edward Norton, Maarten Lindeboom
The Effects of Retirement on Physical and Mental Health OutcomesDhaval DaveBentley College & NBERAuthors: Dhaval Dave, Inas Rashad, Jasmina Spasojevic
Health and Retirement in EuropeAndrew M. JonesUniversity of YorkAuthors: Ronald Hagan, Andrew M. Jones, Nigel Rice
How Occupation Affects Health: What are the Mechanisms?Jody L. SindelarYale UniversityAuthors: Jody L. Sindelar, Jason M. Fletcher, Tracy Falba, Patricia Keenan, William T. Gallo
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 12
Session: Optimal Trial Design and Decision Making in Health Technology AssessmentChair: Cam Donaldson
The global value of information: optimal trial design and decision making across jurisdictionsSimon EckermannFlinders UniversityAuthors: Simon Eckermann, Andy Willan
Applying a Bayesian approach to the iterative process of health technology assessmentElisabeth FenwickUniversity of GlasgowAuthors: Elisabeth Fenwick, Karl Claxton, Mark Sculpher, Steve Palmer, Keith Abrams, Alex Sutton
Optimal decision making and trial design within jurisdiction Andy WillanSickKids Research Institute and University of TorontoAuthors: Andy Willan, Simon Eckermann
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 13
Session: EmploymentChair: Marty Makinen
Health-Related Quality of Life in the HomelessSun SunStockholm County CouncilAuthors: Sun Sun, Robert Irestig, Kristina Burström, Bo Burström
The Effects of Unemployment on ChildbearingAndrea KutinovaUniversity of CanterburyAuthors: Andrea Kutinova
Measuring the Causal Effect of Unemployment on MortalityHenrik Lindegaard AndersenAKF, Institute of Local Government Studies - DenmarkAuthors: Henrik Lindegaard Andersen
Maternal Employment and Overweight Children in the United KingdomStephanie von Hinke Kessler ScholderUniversity of BristolAuthors: Stephanie von Hinke Kessler Scholder
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 14
Session: Willingness-to-PayChair: Martin Brown
Sensitivity of Community Values to Economic Valuation Technique: Evidence and ExplanationsLisa GoldAuthors: Lisa Gold
Household demand for insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in Surat, India: moving from willingness to pay for one to many ITNsLaura Vallejo-TorresBrunel UniversityAuthors: Laura Vallejo-Torres, Julia Fox-Rushby, Subhash Pokhrel, Mrigesh Bhatia
What does Willingness-to-Pay reveal about hospital market power in merger cases?Gary FournierFlorida State UniversityAuthors: Gary Fournier, Yunwei Gai
Comparing Willingness to Pay and Willingness to Accept elicited with a Discrete Choice ExperimentJanneke GruttersUniversity Hospital MaastrichtAuthors: Janneke P.C. Grutters, Alfons G.H. Kessels, Carmen D. Dirksen, Debby van Helvoort-Postulart, Lucien J.C. Anteunis, Manuela A. Joore
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 16
Session: Supplementary Health InsuranceChair: Morris Barer
Supplemental Health Insurance And Equality Of Access In BelgiumCarine Van de VoordeKCE (Belgian Health Care Knowledge Center)Authors: Carine Van de Voorde
Dental Health, the Probability of Dental Insurance Coverage and Utilization of Dental CareKatherine McCannUniversity of DelawareAuthors: Katherine McCann, Charles Link
Do financial incentives for supplementary private health insurance reduce pressure on the public system? Evidence from AustraliaElizabeth SavageUniversity of Technology, SydneyAuthors: Elizabeth Savage, Mingshan Lu
The Effect of Supplemental Private Health Insurance on Health Care Purchases, Health and Welfare in BrazilJohn NymanUniversity of MinnesotaAuthors: John Nyman, Nathan Barleen
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.07
Session: Discrete Choice DesignChair: Mickael Bech
Alternative Approaches to Deriving Welfare Estimates in Discrete Choice ExperimentsMichela TinelliAuthors: Michela Tinelli, Mandy Ryan, Maria Odejar
Heterogeneous designs for discrete choice experiments using prior beliefsDean RegierUniversity of AberdeenAuthors: Dean Regier, Mandy Ryan, Euan Phimister, Carlo Marra
Does the Number of Choice Sets Matter? Results from a Web Survey Applying Discrete Choice ExperimentTrine KjaerUniversity of Southern DenmarkAuthors: Trine Kjaer, Mickael Bech, Jørgen Lauridsen
Choosing not to choose: Considering serial nonparticipation in discrete choice experimentsVerity WatsonUniversity of AberdeenAuthors: Verity Watson, Mabel Amaya-Amaya
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.08
Session: Hospital UtilizationChair: Mike Drummond
Predicting the Length of Hospital Stay after Stroke Episode in ItalyAleksandra TorbicaBocconi UniversityAuthors: Aleksandra Torbica, Giovanni Aguzzi, Giovanni Fattore
International Differences in Length of Stay and Discharge Destination following Hospitalizaiton for Acute Myocardial InfarctionTeresa KaufUniversity of FloridaAuthors: Teresa Kauf
Predicting the impact of public health interventions in cardio-vascular disease risk factors on the number and cost of acute hospital admissions over a five to ten year periodMalcolm David WhitfieldUniversity of SheffieldAuthors: Malcolm David Whitfield, Michael Gillett
The Effect of a Tiered Hospital Benefit and Safety Incentive on Hospital Admissions: Evidence from Stated and Revealed Preference DataDennis ScanlonPennsylvania State UniversityAuthors: Dennis Scanlon, Richard Lindrooth, Jon Christianson
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.12
Session: Utility MeasurementChair: Michael Grossman
Comparison of minimal important differences' of the EQ-5D and SF-6D utilities in patients with paranoid schizophrenia'Oliver GuentherUniversity LeipzigAuthors: Oliver Guenther, Hans-Helmut König
Should Measures Of Utility Derived From The EQ-5D Be Used For Predicting Outcomes Of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes?Philip ClarkeUniversity of SydneyAuthors: Philip Clarke, Alison Hayes, Paul Glasziou, John Simes, Tony Keech
Mapping SF-36 onto the EQ-5D index: how stable is the relationship?Donna RowenUniversity of SheffieldAuthors: Donna Rowen, Fotios Psarras, John Brazier, Jennifer Roberts
Comparison Of Population Health Status In Six European Countries: Results Of A Representative Survey Using The EQ-5D QuestionnaireHans-Helmut KoenigUniversity of LeipzigAuthors: Hans-Helmut Koenig, Sebastian Bernert, Matthias Angermeyer, Herbert Matschinger, Montse Martinez, Gemma Vilagut, Jordi Alonso
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.13
Session: Quality of CareChair: Mark Showalter
The connection between structure, process and outcomes of care within Germany exemplified by acute myocardial infarctionAnsgar WuebkerWHL Graduate School of EconomicsAuthors: Ansgar Wuebker
Trade-Off Between Quality Of Care And Cost At The First Level Outpatient Facilities In Rural BangladeshMahmud KhanTulane UniversityAuthors: Mahmud Khan, Shams Arifeen
The Impact of Information Disclosure on Quality of Care in HMO MarketsKyoungrae JungUniversity of MinnesotaAuthors: Kyoungrae Jung
Are teaching hospitals even better than we think?Amol NavatheUniversity of PennsylvaniaAuthors: Amol Navathe, Jeffrey Silber, Paul Rosenbaum, Yanli Wang, Kevin Volpp
Tuesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.14
Session: Does What We Do Matter?Chair: Jean Paul Moatti
Does Health Policy Really Work? Results from a Pooled Time Series Analysis of OECD countriesBart VerbelenCEPS/INSTEADAuthors: Bart Verbelen
Does Cost-Effectiveness Influence Funding Decisions in Health: A Review of 245 Australian Health Economic Evaluations?Leonie SegalUni SAAuthors: Leonie Segal
The Production of Published Research By U.S. Health EconomistsMichael MorriseyUniversity of Alabama, BirminghamAuthors: Michael Morrisey
The use of economic evaluation for public health interventions‚ desert or oasis? A systematic review of the literatureDavid McDaidLSEAuthors: David McDaid, Justin Needle
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 01
Session: Policy Perspectives on Obesity, Disability and the Vulnerable PopulationsChair: Tomas PhilipsonDiscussants: John Cook, Curtis Florence, John Cawley
The Impact of Minimum Wage Mandate on Body Weight: Evidence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System: 1984-2005David O. MeltzerUniversity of ChicagoAuthors: David Meltzer, Zhuo (Adam) Chen
Income-Related Inequalities in Obesity and Disability in the United States, 1985-2004Kakoli RoyCDCAuthors: Kakoli Roy, Zhuo (Adam) Chen, Anne C. Haddix, Stephen B. Thacker
Impact of Local Food Prices on the Relationship between Food Stamp Program Participation and Bodyweight Status of Adults in the SouthQi (Harry) ZhangOld Dominion UniversityAuthors: Qi (Harry) Zhang, Zhuo (Adam) Chen
Do Disability Rates Explain State Level Differences in the Quality of Medicare Beneficiary Medical Care Brian ArmourCDCAuthors: Brian Armour, M. Melinda Pitts
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 03
Session: Insurance coverage and financial protection in former Soviet countries: lessons from the experience of Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, and MoldovaChair: Joseph KutzinDiscussants: Peter C. Smith
The depth of coverage - analyzing out-of-pocket payments and catastrophic risk in EstoniaJarno HabichtWHOAuthors: Jarno Habicht, Ke Xu, Joseph Kutzin, Agnes Couffinhal
Evaluating Effects of Health Care Reforms on Coverage in the Kyrgyz Republic 1991-2006Elina ManjievaCenter for Health System Development, Ministry of Health, KyrgyzstanAuthors: Melitta Jakab, Elina Manjieva
Health finance reform in Moldova: a step backwards, two steps forwardSergey ShishkinIndependent Institute for Social Policy, Moscow, RussiaAuthors: Sergey Shishkin, Gintaras Kacevicius
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 05
Session: Intra-Household Dynamics and DisabilityChair: R. Tamara KonetzkaDiscussants: Sally C. Stearns, France Weaver, Courtney Harold Van Houtven
The Impact of Home-Improvement Service on Functional Prognosis and Formal Care Use under the Japanese Long-term Care Insurance SystemHideki HashimotoUniversity of TokyoAuthors: Hideki Hashimoto, Eiji Yano, Haruko Noguchi
A Dynamic Model of Policy and Health Effects on Living Arrangement Transitions of Elderly PersonsBrad RiceBoston UniversityAuthors: Liliana E. Pezzin, Judith A. Kasper, J. Bradford Rice
Marital Disruption, Disability and LongevityLiliana E. PezzinMedical College of WisconsinAuthors: Liliana E. Pezzin, Barbara S. Schone
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 07
Session: Preferences for Life Extensions vs Risk Reductions: Some Theoretical and Methodological ContributionsChair: Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen
Small for all or gambling for the prize?Dorte Gyrd-HansenDSI Danish Institute for Health Services ResearchAuthors: Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen
Loosing and gaining health: Depreciation and investment vs risks and preventionJan Abel OlsenUniversity of TromsøAuthors: Jan Abel Olsen, Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen
Statistical challenges in analysis of life extensionsTorbjørn WisløffNorwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health ServicesAuthors: Torbjørn Wisløff, Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 08
Session: Productivity costs: compensated absenteeism and impaired presenteeismChair: Frans FH Rutten
Compensating mechanisms in paid working time: an exploration in a population of smokersSilvia EversMaastricht UniversityAuthors: Silvia Evers, Janneke Kaper, Werner B.F. Brouwer, A.(Lex) Burdorf, J. Hans L. Severens
More or less compensation while absent from work?Marc KoopmanschapErasmus MC University Medical CenterAuthors: Marc Koopmanschap, Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen, Siok Swan Tan
Valuing reductions on on the job illness: presenteeism from managerial and economic perspectiveSean NicholsonCornell UniversityAuthors: Sean Nicholson, Mark V. Pauly, Daniel Polsky, Marc L. Berger, Claire Sharda
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 10
Session: Quality and Incentives in Primary CareChair: Alan Maynard
The impact of quality perception on patients switching physicians in a list patient systemTor IversenUniversity of OsloAuthors: Tor Iversen, Hilde Lurås
Paying for quality: British general practitioners' performance under the quality and outcomes frameworkMatt SuttonUniversity of AberdeenAuthors: Hugh Gravelle, Matt Sutton, Ada Ma
Incentives, Quality and the Primary Care: The Case of DepressionRichard G. FrankHarvard UniversityAuthors: Richard G. Frank, Max Kates
Incentives and the quality of primary care in Australia: do regional primary care organisations make a difference?Anthony ScottUniversity of MelbourneAuthors: Anthony Scott, Bill Coote
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 12
Session: Rhetoric versus Reality: Major Issues in Social Health Insurance for Developing CountriesChair: Philip Musgrove
Squeezing the Middle: enrolling informal sector workers into the national health insurance programme in the PhilippinesMatthew JowettDeutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) Authors: Matthew Jowett
Challenges Facing Social Health Insurance in Devloping NationsWilliam C. HsiaoHarvard School of Public HealthAuthors: William C. Hsiao, K.T. Li
Effects of provider contracting and payments on cost and patient outcomes: Evidence from Thailand Viroj TangcharoensathienMinistry of Public Health, ThailandAuthors: Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Phusit Prakongsai, Supon Limwattananon, Chulaporn Limwattananon, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 13
Session: Infants and HealthChair: Peter Zweifel
Health Endowments and Parental Investments in Infancy: Evidence from Rural IndiaArkadipta GhoshPardee Rand Graduate SchoolAuthors: Arkadipta Ghosh, Ashlesha Datar, Neeraj Sood
Women's Preferences and Child Survival in American HistoryGrant MillerStanford UniversityAuthors: Grant Miller
Toxic Releases and Infant Health: Evidence from New Panel DataJanet CurrieColumbia UniversityAuthors: Janet Currie
The Effect of a Community Health Worker Home Visiting Randomized Trial on the Health of Newborn ChildrenCristian MegheaMichigan State UniversityAuthors: Cristian Meghea
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 14
Session: ModellingChair: Konrad Obermann
Micro-simulation of implementing medical saving accounts in Hong KongKeith TinUniversity of Hong KongAuthors: Keith Tin, Wai-Sum Chan, Pak-Wing Fong, Gabriel M. Leung
A Two-Part Quantile Regression Model of Ambulatory Health Care Expenditures in Rural IndiaBijan Borahi3 InnovusAuthors: Bijan Borah
Using mixed treatment comparisons and meta-regression to perform indirect comparisons to estimate the efficacy of biologic treatments in Rheumatoid ArthritisRichard NixonMRC Biostatistics UnitAuthors: Richard Nixon, Nick Bansback, Alan Brennan
Validation of health economic decision models, with application to abdominal aortic aneurysm screeningLois KimUK Medical Research Council Authors: Lois Kim, Simon G. Thompson, Helen E. Campbell, Andrew H. Briggs
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: s. 16
Session: Physician PracticeChair: Seiritsu Ogura
Knowledge of Healthcare Cost Taking into Consideration Treatment by the Primary PhysicianRacheli MagneziThe Ariel College of Judea and SamariaAuthors: Racheli Magnezi, Rachel Wilf-Miron, Lilach Elzam, Yaniv Kliker, Ron Kedem, Isaac Ashkenazi, Gil Fire
Physicians' Practice Choice in a Single Payer System: the Case of Clinicians in TaiwanMei-ling SheuTaipei Medical UniversityAuthors: Mei-ling Sheu, Yue-chune Lee
Optimal Contractual Arrangements for Public on Private PhysiciansPaula GonzalezUniversidad Pablo de Olavide de SevillaAuthors: Paula Gonzalez, Inés Macho-Stadler
Impact of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness on Provider's Time: A Multi-Country AnalysisTaghreed AdamAuthors: Taghreed Adam
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: 1.07
Session: Health Insurance Theory and DesignChair: Francesco Paolucci
Broken ArrowRobert EvansUniversity of British ColumbiaAuthors: Robert Evans, Kimberlyn McGrail, Morris Barer
Measuring Consumer Price Elasticities In Health Insurance: A New ApproachRudy DouvenCPB, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy AnalysisAuthors: Rudy Douven, Harm Lieverdink, Marco Ligthart, Ivan Vermeulen
Health Insurance Theory: The Case of the Missing Welfare GainJohn NymanUniversity of MinnesotaAuthors: John Nyman
Guaranteed Renewability in Health Insurance: How much Frontloading?Patrick EugsterUniversity of ZurichAuthors: Patrick Eugster, Peter Zweifel
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: 1.08
Session: Health Status 1Chair: Paul Grootendorst
Does Poor Health Cause Myopic Preferences? An Investigation of Time Preference in Townships around Durban, South AfricaHelena SzrekUniversidade do PortoAuthors: Helena Szrek, Li-Wei Chao, Nuno Sousa Pereira, Mark Pauly
A Qualitative Analysis of the Lottery Equivalents MethodAdam OliverAuthors: Adam Oliver
The Case For Reflection: Do Respondents Really Have Well Articulated Preferences Or Do They Need Time To Discuss And Reflect Before Making Their Health State PreferenceSuzanne RobinsonUniversity of BirminghamAuthors: Suzanne Robinson, Stirling Bryan, Tim Freeman
Preference-Based Methods For Valuing Health Gains In ChildrenStavros PetrouUniversity of OxfordAuthors: Stavros Petrou
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: 1.12
Session: Health Care FinancingChair: Enrique Seoane-Vazquez
The Redistrbutive Effects of Health Care Financing in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: A Decomposition Analysis ApproachMohammad Abu-ZainehFrench National Institute of Medical Research - Unit 379Authors: Mohammad Abu-Zaineh, Awad Mataria, Stephane Luchini, Jean-Paul Moatti
Increasing financial deficit of the OEP, the single Hungarian health care financing agencyImre BonczNational Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP)Authors: Imre Boncz
Russian Health Care Reform during the 1990s - What Led to the Institutional Trap?Benoit MathivetUniversity Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne & EHESSAuthors: Benoit Mathivet
Purchasing Health Services in a Decentralised Health SystemToni AshtonUniversity of AucklandAuthors: Toni Ashton
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: 1.13
Session: NutritionChair: Pierre Alexandre
An evaluation of the impact of the Oportunidades Program on Child's Linear Growth: A Regression Discontinuity DesignMabel A. Andalon LopezCornell UniversityAuthors: Mabel A. Andalon Lopez
Organic Milk - Who and Why?Laura Mørch AndersenAKF, Institute of Local Government Studies - DenmarkAuthors: Laura Mørch Andersen
The Impact of Droughts on Food Consumption and the Mitigating Effects of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program - Evidence from Rural MexicoXiaohui HouWorld BankAuthors: Xiaohui Hou
Time to Give Nutrition Interventions a Higher Profile: Cost Effectiveness of 10 Nutrition InterventionsKim DalzielAuthors: Kim Dalziel
Tuesday2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRoom: 1.14
Session: Economic EvaluationChair: SeongOk Kim
Systematic reviews and economic evaluations in tecchnology appraisals conducted for NICE in the UK: A game of two halves?Michael DrummondUniversity of YorkAuthors: Michael Drummond, C Iglesias, N Cooper
Economic Evaluation of Point-of-Care Monitoring Devices for Long-Term Oral Anticoagulation TherapyAllan BrownCanadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)Authors: Allan Brown, Phil Wells, James Jaffey, Lynda McGahan, Man-Chiu Poon, Karen Cimon
Is The Elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis From Bangladesh, India and Nepal Economically Justified?Shiva AdhikariAuthors: Shiva Adhikari
Activity and outcome efficiency in the Swedish health care sector: A DEA approachNils JanlovLund UniversityAuthors: Nils Janlov
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 01
Session: Risk Adjustment: When Is the Sum of the Parts Greater than the Whole?Chair: Randall P. EllisDiscussants: Randall P. Ellis, James F. Burgess, Manuel García-Goñi
Analyzing Health Care Cost Data in the Presence of Heterogeneous Patients: Wouldn't Three Pieces Be Better than One?James F. BurgessBoston University School of Public Health Authors: James F. Burgess, Jr., Chuan Zhou, Paul A. Fishman, Li Wang, Kevin L. Sloan
Does service-level spending show evidence of selection across plan types?Shenyi JiangBoston UniversityAuthors: Shenyi Jiang, Randall P. Ellis, Tzu-chun Kuo
Risk Equalization in Health Insurance: Effectiveness and SustainabilityKonstantin Beck
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 03
Session: Risk-Benefit Analysis for New Pharmaceuticals: Are There Better Alternatives to Muddling Through?Chair: A. Brett Hauber
Taking Calculated Risks: What do Patients Want?F. Reed JohnsonRTI InternationalAuthors: F. Reed Johnson, George Van Houtven
Balancing Benefits and Risks of Biopharmaceuticals: An Industry PerspectiveSteven HassElan PharmaceuticalsAuthors: David W Miller, Steven L. Hass, Will Maier
First steps in developing a risk-benefit analysis framework: a systematic review and critical evaluation of risk-benefit analysis methodsMark J. SculpherUniversity of YorkAuthors: Mark J. Sculpher, Larry D. Lynd, Andrew R. Willan
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 05
Session: Setting Health Priorities: Empirical Evidence Chair: Philip Musgrove
Avoiding to Set Priorities - the German CaseJuergen WasemUniversity of Duisburg-EssenAuthors: Stefan Gress, Jürgen Wasem
Defining and Costing Basic Package of Care in Kosovo Fatime Arenliu - QosajMinistry of Health, KosovoAuthors: Fatime Arenliu - Qosaj, Veronica Vargas
Prioritization of Health Care Services - the Chilean CaseVeronica VargasAlberto Hurtado-Georgetown UniversityAuthors: Veronica Vargas, Sergio Poblete
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 07
Session: SHIELD - Strategies for health insurance mechanisms to address health system inequities in Ghana, South Africa and TanzaniaChair: Michael ThiedeDiscussants: Phil Compernolle, Clas Rehnberg
SHIELD - South Africa Moremi NkosiUniversity of the WitwatersrandAuthors: Moremi Nkosi, Di McIntyre, Michael Thiede, Ermin Erasmus, Lucy Gilson, Jane Goudge
SHIELD - GhanaBertha GarshongHealth Research Unit (HRU)Authors: James Akazili, Moses Aikins, John Gyapong, Frank Nyanator, Bertha Garshong
SHIELD - TanzaniaGemini MteiIfakara Health Research and Development Centre (IHRDC), TanzaniaAuthors: Gemini Mtei, Jo Mulligan
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 08
Session: Social Capital and Health: An International PerspectiveChair: Timothy BrownDiscussants: Tor Iverson, Sherman Folland, Lorenzo Rocco, Timothy Brown
Associations between individual and community social capital and self-assessed health Tor IversenUniversity of OsloAuthors: Tor Iversen
Health and Community Characteristics: On the Problem of Reconciling Two Approaches to Social Capital MeasurementSherman FollandOakland UniversityAuthors: Sherman Folland
Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countriesLorenzo RoccoUniversity of Padova (Italy)Authors: Béatrice d'Hombres, Lorenzo Rocco, Marc Suhrcke, Martin McKee
Aging, Social Capital, and Utilization of Health Services in CanadaEric NauenbergUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Eric Nauenberg, Audrey Laporte, Leilei Shen
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 10
Session: Space, Place, and Access to Health CareChair: Sujha Subramanian
Accessing Medical Services Among Women Living in Inner-City Areas of the USJanis Barry; Nancy BreenFordham University and the National Cancer InstituteAuthors: Janis Barry, Nancy Breen
Preventable Hospitalization Patterns of Medicare Beneficiaries and Propensity to Travel Outside Local MarketsJayasree (Joy) BasuAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityAuthors: Jayasree Basu, Lee Mobley, Kuo Tzy-Mey
Using GIS-Based Cluster Control Systems to Optimize Definition of Health Care Service AreasJames CajkaRTI InternationalAuthors: James Cajka, Marianne Daye
Mammography Use in California: the Relative Importance of Supply, Demand, and Local Impedance FactorsLee R. MobleyRTI InternationalAuthors: Lee Mobley, Tzy-Mey Kuo, Linda Andrews, Matthew Urato, Laurel Clayton, Luc Anselin
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 12
Session: Substance Abuse and AdolescentsChair: Jody L. SindelarDiscussants: Anne Line Bretteville Jensen, Gary Zarkin
Does the Economic Evaluation of Adolescent Addiction Programs Raise Additional Methodologic Challenges?Michael T. FrenchUniversity of MiamiAuthors: Michael F. Drummond, Jenny F. Homer, Michael T. French
Potential Gains in Education Attainment from Treating Adolescent Drug DependenceDaniel PolskyUniversity of PennsylvaniaAuthors: Daniel Polsky
Alcohol Policies and Child MaltreatmentMichael GrossmanCUNY & NBERAuthors: Michael Grossman, Sara Markowitz
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 13
Session: Catastrophic ExpendituresChair: John Nyman
Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Household Well-BeingKarine LamiraudUniversity of LausanneAuthors: Karine Lamiraud, Ramses Abul Naga
The Catastrophic Expenditure and the Financial Protection in Health: the Case of Costa RicaJames CerconeSanigestAuthors: James Cercone, Rodrigo Briceño
Financial Protection in Health in Latin AmericaHugh WatersJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAuthors: Hugh Waters, Laurel Hatt
Are the Costs of Malaria for Households in Mozambique and South Africa Catastrophic?Marianela Castillo-RiquelmeUniversity of Cape TownAuthors: Marianela Castillo-Riquelme
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 14
Session: Hospital PaymentsChair: Qi Zhang
The effect of Payment by Results on the HRG creep in English hospitals: an empirical investigationDeokhee YiUniversity of AberdeenAuthors: Deokhee Yi, Emma Pugh, Shelley Farrar
All-Payor Hospital Pay for Performance (P4P) - Development of a Composite Measurement Tool for Purposes of Quality-based ReimbursementRobert MurrayAuthors: Robert Murray
Hospital Response to the Global Budget Program Implemented by Taiwan's National Health InsuranceShou-Hsia ChengNational Taiwan UniversityAuthors: Shou-Hsia Cheng, Wei-Ling Chang
Do Incentives Matter to Hospitals? A Fixed-Effects Approach to Estimating the Effects of Financial Incentives on Hospital Treatment Patterns In FloridaDaniel MaengCornell UniversityAuthors: Daniel Maeng
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: s. 16
Session: Physician UtilizationChair: David Bradford
The impact of New Labour on General Practice: An Analysis of the Changing Pattern of GP UtilisationP McGregorUniversity of UlsterAuthors: P McGregor, P McGee, C O'Neill
GP Quality, Imperfect Information and the Demand for GP Service: An Analysis of Matched Doctor-Patient Panel DataGeir GodagerUniversity of OsloAuthors: Geir Godager, Erik Biørn
The Effect Of Supplier-Induced Demand On Utilization Of Private Hospital Services By Insured Patients In South AfricaThulani MatsebulaCouncil for Medical SchemesAuthors: Thulani Matsebula, Alex van den Heever
Provider Monitoring and Pay-for-Performance When Multiple Providers Affect Outcomes: An Application to Renal DialysisRichard HirthUniversity of Michigan School of Public HealthAuthors: Richard Hirth, Marc Turenne, John Wheeler, Qing Pan, Joseph Messana
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: 1.07
Session: Obesity InternationallyChair: Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio
Obesity with comorbid depression and early retirementMustafa KarakusWESTATAuthors: Mustafa Karakus, Albert Okunade
The obesity epidemic in mediterranean countries: evidence from a comparison of Italy and SpainJoan GilUniversitat de BarcelonaAuthors: Joan Gil, Joan Costa-Font, Daniele Fabbri
Has Australia become obese for the same reasons as the US?Glenn JonesMacquarie UniversityAuthors: Glenn Jones, Ynon Gablinger, Carol Propper, Elizabeth Savage
The related double W: Weight and Wages in EuropeVincenzo AtellaUniversity of Rome Tor VergataAuthors: Vincenzo Atella, Noemi Pace, Daniela Vuri
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: 1.08
Session: National Health InsuranceChair: Rosalie Viney
Measuring Institutional Strength: Seguro Popular' Implementation in Mexican States from 2002 to 2006Jeremy BarofskyHarvard UniversityAuthors: Jeremy Barofsky, Diana Lee, Chloe Bryson-Cahn, Christopher Murray, Emmanuela Gakidou
Public Support for National Health Insurance: The Roles of Attitudes and BeliefsM. Kate BundorfStanford University School of MedicineAuthors: M. Kate Bundorf, Victor Fuchs
Efficiency Versus Quality in the Portuguese NHS: Explicative ModelMaria GiraldesAuthors: Maria Giraldes
The Willingness to Pay for the Health Care Under Taiwan's National Health InsuranceWen-Yi ChenAuthors: Wen-Yi Chen
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: 1.12
Session: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 1Chair: Angela Testi
Cost-effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation in the elderly: misaligned incentivesDonald ShepardBrandeis UniversityAuthors: Donald Shepard
Speed cameras in the beltways of Barcelona: A cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysisJoan MendivilAgència de Salut Pública de BarcelonaAuthors: Joan Mendivil, Anna García-Altés, Marc Marí-Dell'Olmo, Catherine Pérez
Is the Short-Term Cost-Effectiveness of an Early Psychosis Program Maintained at 8-Year Follow-Up?Cathy MihalopoulosAuthors: Cathy Mihalopoulos
Cost utility analysis of the Ministry of Health dialysis programmeFaridah Aryani Md. YusofClinical Research Centre, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, MalaysiaAuthors: Faridah Aryani Md. Yusof, Adrian Goh, Lim Teck Onn, Ghazali Ahmad, Zaki Morad Mohd. Zaher
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: 1.13
Session: Income inequalityChair: Tracey Sach
Wealth Related Disparities in Preventive Care, Access, and Coverage among the Chronically IllJessica BanthinAHRQAuthors: Jessica Banthin, Wealth Related Disparities in Preventive Care, Access, and Coverage among the Chronically Ill
Income-related Inequalities & Inequities in Irish Health Care UtilisationJane BourkeUniversity College CorkAuthors: Jane Bourke
Neighbourhood income inequality and health status in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional, multilevel analysisIrene WongSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong KongAuthors: Irene Wong, Benjamin Cowling , SV Lo, Gabriel Leung
Do Public Goods Explain the Relationship Between Income Inequality and Birthweight?Aparna LhilaAuthors: Aparna Lhila
Tuesday3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom: 1.14
Session: CostsChair: Tom Rice
Exploring specialist cost increases in South AfricaHaroon WadeeBoard of Healthcare Funders of Southern AfricaAuthors: Haroon Wadee
Malpractice Liability and Medical CostsSeth SeaburyRANDAuthors: Seth Seabury, Darius Lakdawalla
Validation of Proportional Distribution Method (PDM) for Estimating Disease-Specific Costs from Health Insurance Claims: An Empirical ApproachEtsuji OkamotoAuthors: Etsuji Okamoto
Geographical Variance and Convergence of Health, Medical Cost, Social Common Capital in JapanTomofumi AnegawaKeio UniversityAuthors: Tomofumi Anegawa
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 01
Session: The complex interaction between basic and supplementary health care financing schemes: a three-country perspectiveChair: Wynand van de Ven
The Role of Supplemental Insurance: The Case of IrelandJohn ArmstrongVoluntary Health Insurance Board of Ireland Authors: John Armstrong
Public and private health insurance in Australia: substitutes or complements?Jim ButlerAustralian Center for Economic Research on HealthAuthors: Jim Butler, Luke Connelly
Economic rationales for the design of health care financing schemesFrancesco PaolucciAustralian Center for Economic Research on Health/Erasmus University RotterdamAuthors: Francesco Paolucci, Erik Schut, Wynand van de Ven
Can supplementary health insurance be used as a tool for risk selection in basic health insurance? Evidence from the NetherlandsErik SchutErasmus University RotterdamAuthors: Doeska de Bruijn, Erik Schut, Wynand van de Ven
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 03
Session: What Is the Value of Choice?Chair: Robert Town
Modeling Employee Choice of Health Care PlansCaroline CarlinUniversity of MinnesotaAuthors: Caroline S. Carlin, Robert J. Town
Are Thre Too Many Choices in Medicare?Roger FeldmanUniversity of MinnesotaAuthors: Steven D. Pizer, Austin Frakt, Roger Feldman
Which Therapeutic Progress Shall Be Paid by Social Health Insurance?Juergen WasemUniversity of Duisburg-EssenAuthors: Jürgen Wasem, Hans-Dietrich Nolting, Yvonne Grabbe, Stefan Loos
Measuring Preferences for Health: A Tale of Two CountriesPeter ZweifelUniversity of ZurichAuthors: Peter Zweifel
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 05
Session: The Economics of Risky BehaviorsChair: Dhaval DaveDiscussants: John Cawley, Lisa Marie Powell, Swati Mukerjee, Michael Grossman
An Economic Analysis of Substance Abuse Treatment AdmissionsSwati MukerjeeBentley CollegeAuthors: Dhaval Dave, Swati Mukerjee
Overweight and Suicidal Behaviors among Adolescents: Correlation or Causation?Inas RashadGeorgia State University & NBERAuthors: Dhaval Dave, Inas Rashad
The effect of eliminating federal disability benefits for substance abusers on labor market, health, and criminal behavior outcomesEllen MearaHarvard Medical School & NBERAuthors: Ellen Meara, Pinka Chatterji, Jeff DeSimone
The Effect of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Advertising on Youth SmokingHenry SafferNBERAuthors: Henry Saffer, Melanie Wakefield, Yvonne Terry-McElrath
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 07
Session: The role of capability in health economicsChair: Paula LorgellyDiscussants: John Brazier, Jeff Richardson
Capability indicators, health and wellbeing povertyPaul AnandOpen UniversityAuthors: Paul Anand
An index of capability for older people in the UK: values for decision makingJoanna CoastUniversity of BirminghamAuthors: Joanna Coast, Terry Flynn, Lucy Natarajan, Kerry Sproston, Tim Peters
Developing the Capability Approach to Assess Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic PainPhilip KinghornUniversity of East AngliaAuthors: Philip Kinghorn, Richard Smith, Angela Robinson
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 08
Session: Findings from the First implementation of Standards-based Health Accounts in OECD and Developing Asia: Similarities and DifferencesChair: Gabriel Leung
Findings from the first SHA implementations in 15 Asian countries - What this tells about how Asian countries differ, and how the region is different or the same as the OECD Ravi P. Rannan-EliyaInstitute for Health Policy, Sri LankaAuthors: Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Tharanga Fernando
Financing health care: a comparative analysisSandra HopkinsOECDAuthors: Sandra Hopkins, David Morgan, Roberto Astolfi
Cornelis van MosseveldEUROSTAT
Joseph KutzinWHO
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 10
Session: The Implications of Public Long-Term Care InsuranceChair: David GrabowskiDiscussants: Richard Hirth, Michael Chernew, Walter Wodchis
Financing Nursing Home Care: New Evidence on Spend-Down BehaviorNorma CoeTilburg UniversityAuthors: Norma Coe
Subjective Burden of Informal Care Givers and the Rationing in the Long Term Care Insurance Benefits of JapanSeiritsu OguraHosei UniversityAuthors: Seiritsu Ogura, Wataru Suziki, Nobuyuki Izumida
Bequests and the Demand for Long-term Care Insurance: A Panel Data ApproachPaul McNamaraUniversity of Illinois at Champaign UrbanaAuthors: Paul McNamara
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 12
Session: Political Economy of Health Systems Reforms in Developing NationsChair: Daniel Maceira
Policy Perspectives on India's New Health InitiativesPeter BermanWorld Bank
Health Care Reforms in Africa. A Political Economy PerspectiveLucy GilsonUniversity of Witswatersrand
Policy Making Process in Health Care Reforms. The Experience of Central and Eastern EuropeMukesh ChawlaWorld Bank
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 13
Session: Insuring the Poor 2Chair: Thomas Selden
The impact of the introduction of the popular health insurance programme on the utilisation of health services among the most vulnerable population in MexicoSandra G. Sosa-RubíNational Institute of Public Health, MexicoAuthors: Sandra G. Sosa-Rubí and Omar Galarraga
Do Mutual Health Organizations Improve Access to Health Care? Evidence from West AfricaSlavea ChankovaAbt AssociatesAuthors: Slavea Chankova, Sara Sulzbach, Francois Diop
Managed Care and the Safety Net. More Pain for the Uninsured?Nuria MasIESE Business SchoolAuthors: Nuria Mas
Involving the rural poor in Rajasthan in health insurance benefit package designPR SodaniIndian Institute of Health Management ResearchAuthors: PR Sodani, David Dror, Erika Binnendijk, Amitava Bannerjee, BCT Neeru, Marion Danis, Xiaoxian Huang
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 14
Session: Treating Mental Health ProblemsChair: Richard Brooks
Pharmacoeconomic Positioning of Sertindole Among Atypical Antipsychotics in the Management of Schizophrenia in TurkeyKarina HansenH. Lundbeck A/SAuthors: Karina Hansen, Robert Launois, Christophe Sapin
Cost-effectiveness of escitalopram versus citalopram and venlafaxine in treatment of severe depression in NorwayNatalya DanchenkoH. Lundbeck A/SAuthors: Natalya Danchenko, Karina Hansen, Fred Holsten, Nicholas Despiegel
Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Rural Telemedicine Intervention for DepressionJeffrey PyneCenter for Mental Health Outcomes ResearchAuthors: Jeffrey Pyne, John Fortney, Shanti Tripathi, Matt Maciejewski, Keith Williams
The Cost Effectiveness Of Maintenance Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Of Major Depression In The NetherlandsPieter van BaalNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)Authors: Pieter van Baal, Matthijs van den Berg, Sylvia Vijgen, Theo Vos
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: s. 16
Session: RetirementChair: Vicente Ortun
Impact of Rising Healthcare Cost on Early Retirement: The Role of Medical InnovationBo MacInnisUniversity of MichiganAuthors: Bo MacInnis
The Health Gradient and Early Retirement in Germany: Evidence from the German Socio-economic PanelGisela HostenkampUniversity of KielAuthors: Gisela Hostenkamp, Michael Stolpe
Health and Retirement Among Older Working Couples in AustraliaEugenio ZucchelliAuthors: Eugenio Zucchelli, Anthony Harris, Andrew M Jones, Nigel Rice
Do Health Shocks Increase Retirement When Workers are Universally Insured?Mona LarsenDanish National Institute of Social ResearchAuthors: Mona Larsen, Nabanita Datta Gupta
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: 1.07
Session: Long-Term CareChair: Virginia Wilcox-Gok
Prospective Payment for Long-term Care HospitalsSoonman KwonSeoul National UniversityAuthors: Soonman Kwon, Sunmee Jang, Jung-hoe Kim, Ji-Yun Lee
Can the Elderly Have Too Much Choice?: Insurance for Prescription Drugs and Long-Term CareThomas RiceUCLAAuthors: Thomas Rice
International comparison of long term care use: a micro-analysis of differences between countriesIsolde WoittiezSocial and Cultural Planning OfficeAuthors: Isolde Woittiez, Edwin van Gameren, Evert Pommer, John Stevens
The Long-term Care Insurance System in Japan and its Effects on WelfareTadashi YamadaUniversity of TsukubaAuthors: Tadashi Yamada, Weihong Zeng, Tetsuji Yamada, Chia-Ching Chen
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: 1.08
Session: Gender DifferencesChair: William Dow
The Effect Of Micro Health Insurance On Gender Inequity In Utilization Of Health Care In IndiaXander KoolmanErasmus MC University Medical CenterAuthors: Xander Koolman, Vanessa Alleyne
Do Men Underinvest in Health?Jane GreveAarhus School of BusinessAuthors: Jane Greve, Nabanita Datta Gupta
The Male-Female Gap in Physician EarningsHannes WinnerUniversity of InnsbrucAuthors: Hannes Winner, Engelbert Theurl
Inequity in health care delivery: a gender perspectiveCeu MateusNova University of LisbonAuthors: Ceu Mateus, Julian Perelman, Ana Almeida Fernandes
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: 1.12
Session: Hospital FinancingChair: William Aaronson
Estimating the Price Elasticity of Hospital Outpatient Services in Taiwan: Observation of a Natural ExperimentShing ChenNational Taiwan UniversityAuthors: Shing Chen, Shou-Hsia Cheng, Shu-Ling Tsai
Price setting behavior in the hospital sector in BelgiumDiana De GraeveUniversity of AntwerpAuthors: Diana De Graeve, Ann Lecluyse, Erik Schokkaert, Carine Van de Voorde, Tom Van Ourti
Hospital Financing: a Bargaining ApproachMarisa MiraldoUniversity of York Authors: Marisa Miraldo, Matteo Galizzi
Clinical Process Variation in Acute Care Hospitals Examined by Fee-for-Service Administrative Data in JapanKiyohide FushimiAuthors: Kiyohide Fushimi
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: 1.13
Session: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 2Chair: Ke Xu
The cost effectiveness of adult intensive careStephen MorrisBrunel UniversityAuthors: Stephen Morris, Saxon Ridley, Stephen Morris
Cost-Effectiveness Of C-Leg Compared To Non Microprocessor Controlled KneesThor-Henrik BrodtkorbLinköping UniversityAuthors: Thor-Henrik Brodtkorb, Martin Henriksson, Kasper Johannesen-Munk, Fredrik Thidell
Estimating the cost-effectiveness of detecting cases of chronic hepatitis C infection on reception into prisons in England and WalesAndrew SuttonHealth Protection AgencyAuthors: Andrew Sutton, John Edmunds, Noel Gill
Cost-effectiveness of using statins in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseasesAnja NeumannUniversity of Duisburg-EssenAuthors: Anja Neumann, Till Neumann, Petra Schnell-Inderst, Franz Hessel, Volker Klauss, Jürgen Wasem
Tuesday4:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom: 1.14
Session: Health and EducationChair: James Zhang
Reading, Writing, and Sex: The Effect of Losing Virginity on Adolescent Academic PerformanceJoseph SabiaUniversity of GeorgiaAuthors: Joseph Sabia
Sleep and Student AchievementEric EideBrigham Young UniversityAuthors: Eric Eide, Mark Showalter
Returns to education: the case of mortalityLaurent LequienINSEE, National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies, FranceAuthors: Laurent Lequien, Valérie Albouy
Examining the Link Between Youth Body Mass Index and Student AchievementMark ShowalterAuthors: Mark Showalter
Wednesday Sessions
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 01
Session: The Emerging Paradigm in Developed Health Systems- Germany, France, Israel, the Netherlands, the UK, and the USAChair: Gabriel Martinez
Israel and the Emerging ParadigmDov ChernichovskyBen Gurion University of the Negev
The Netherlands and the Emerging ParadigmWynand van de VenErasmus University Rotterdam
Germany and the Emerging ParadigmJuergen WasemUniversity Duisburg-Essen
France and the Emerging ParadigmClaude Le PenUniversity of Paris-Dauphine
The Emerging Paradigm and the USAArleen LeibowitzUniversity of California, Los Angeles
The Emerging Paradigm and the UKAlan MaynardUniversity of York
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 03
Session: Role of Private Sector in Health Care: Past Experiences, Current Situations, and Future OpportunitiesChair: Sara Bennett
Government Collaboration with Private Providers in India: Taking StockPeter BermanWorld Bank
The Private Sector Programme in Health (PSP) - New Evidence and their Policy ImplicationsAnnie ChuHarvard School of Public Health
Recent developments of policies towards the role of the private sector in health care in ChinaQingyue MengShandong University
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 05
Session: Informal CareChair: Edward C. NortonDiscussants: Norma Coe, Jose-Luis Fernandez, Barbara Schone
Informal Care and Medical Care Utilization in Europe and the United StatesAlberto HollyUniversity of LausanneAuthors: Alberto Holly, Thomas M. Lufkin, Edward C. Norton, Courtney Harold Van Houtven
Your next of kin or your own career? Caring and working among the 50+ of EuropePetter LundborgFree University/Lund UniversityAuthors: Petter Lundborg, Kristian Bolin, Bjorn Lindgren
Is a home-care network necessary to access the Medicare hospice benefit?Courtney Harold Van HoutvenDurham VA & Duke UniversityAuthors: Courtney Harold Van Houtven, Donald H. Taylor
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 07
Session: The value of sample information: a decision theoretic approach to research designChair: Karl Claxton
Dimensions of design space: a decision-theoretic approach to optimal research portfolio designStefano ContiUniversity of YorkAuthors: Stefano Conti, Karl Claxton, Neil Hawkins
Expected value of sample information in survival trials using bayesian approximation with the weibull proportional hazards modelAlan BrennanUniversity of SheffieldAuthors: A Brennan, SA Kharroubi
Expected value of research for cluster designed randomised controlled trials: application and discussionNicky J. WeltonMedical Research Council Authors: Nicky J Welton, AE Ades
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 08
Session: Health financing systems that improve equity: evidence from Africa, Asia and the former Soviet Union Chair: Adam WagstaffDiscussant: Abdo Yazbeck
Key issues in equitable health care financing in AfricaDi McIntyreUniversity of Cape TownAuthors: Di McIntyre
Puncturing pessimism: the success of old-fashioned tax-funded systemsRavi P Rannan-EliyaInstitute for Health Policy, Sri LankaAuthors: Ravindra P. Rannan-Eliya, Gabriel Leung
Social health insurance and equity in post-Soviet health systemsJoseph KutzinWHOAuthors: Joseph Kutzin
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 10
Session: A sure thing? The importance of decision uncertaintyChair: Martin BuxtonDiscussant: Adrian Towse
The irrelevance of the error probability? Summary measures of decision uncertaintyElisabeth FenwickUniversity of GlasgowAuthors: Elisabeth Fenwick, Karl Claxton, Andrew Briggs
Expected value of information and decision making in HTASimon EckermannRepatriation General HospitalAuthors: Simon Eckermann, Andy Willan
Dangerous omissions: the consequences of ignoring decision uncertaintySusan GriffinUniversity of YorkAuthors: Susan Griffin, Karl Claxton, Stephen Palmer, Mark Sculpher
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 12
Session: Whose outbreak is it anyway? Perspectives on the cost-effectiveness of infectious disease prevention and control measuresChair: John Edmunds
The cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination from different perspectivesMark JitHealth Protection AgencyAuthors: Mark Jit, W. John Edmunds, John Harris
Partially wrong? Partial equilibrium and the economic analysis of infectious disease interventionsPhilippe BeutelsAntwerp University, Belgium & University of Sydney, AustraliaAuthors: Philippe Beutels, John W Edmunds, Richard D Smith
Economic Impact Of Influenza: The Macro PerspectiveMarcus Keogh-BrownUniversity of East AngliaAuthors: Marcus Keogh-Brown, Richard D Smith, John W Edmunds, Philippe Beutels
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 13
Session: Generics 2Chair: Tadashi Yamada
Reimbursement Price of Pharmaceuticals and Brand Name - Generic Drugs Utilization: Evidence from Oral Hypoglycemic Agents for Ambulatory Care in TaiwanYa-Ming LiuNational Cheng Kung UniversityAuthors: Ya-Ming Liu, Yea-Huei Kao Yang, Pei-Chen Chen
Generic-Name Prescription and Perceived Quality in the Demand for Pharmaceuticals in ArgentinaDaniel MaceiraCenter for the Study of State and Society (CEDES)Authors: Daniel Maceira, Rafael Kurtbart
Drug Benefit Restrictions: Economic Effects of Generic-only Coverage for Patients on Statin DrugsJohn HsuKaiser Permanente Division of ResearchAuthors: John Hsu, Mary Price, Jie Huang, Richard Brand, Vicki Fung, Bruce Fireman, Rita Hui et al
Generic versus brand-name drugs: does it really matter?Sara R MachadoUniversidade Nova de LisboaAuthors: Sara R Machado, Pedro P. Barros
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 14
Session: Health ExpendituresChair: Dick Arnould
What values drive health care expenditure: a survey of health professionals across 8 countriesGlenn SalkeldUniversity of SydneyAuthors: Glenn Salkeld, David Henry, Nick Freemantle, Danielle Lang, Suzanne Hill, Jeff D'Assuncao
Long-term Growth Modeling of Healthcare Spending in OECD Countries, 1970-2004Bianca FrognerJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAuthors: Bianca Frogner, Gerard Anderson
Benefit Incidence of Public Health Care Spending in the United StatesThomas SeldenAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityAuthors: Thomas Selden, Merrile Sing
A system-level analysis of health expenditure growth determinantsJan KlavusSTAKESAuthors: Jan Klavus, Lien Nguyen, Hennamari Mikkola, Markku Pekurinen
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: s. 16
Session: Controlling SmokingChair: Toni Ashton
Is Low Consumption Not a Problem? Effect of Tobacco and Alcohol Crowding-Out from a Low Consumption CountryCheng-yun PuAuthors: Cheng-yun Pu
Examining the effects of tax increases on discount and premium cigarettes in Canada, 2002-2005Alan DienerHealth CanadaAuthors: Alan Diener, Rashid Ahmed, Murray Kaiserman, Michael Farnworth
The Effects of Cigarette Prices and Tobacco Control Programs on Youth Smoking Initiation in a U.S. Sample of AdolescentsMatthew FarrellyRTI InternationalAuthors: Matthew Farrelly, J. Nonnemaker
The Effect of Tobacco Taxes and Clean Indoor Air Laws on Smokeless Tobacco and Cigarette UseMark StehrDrexel UniversityAuthors: Mark Stehr
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.07
Session: Economic Evaluation 2Chair: Jim Burgess
Programme costing in economic evaluation of health promotion: Should cost of health asset assessment and participatory programme development count?Silke Britta WolfenstetterGSF - National Research Center for Environment and HealthAuthors: Silke Britta Wolfenstetter, Bernd Schweikert, Jürgen John
Design Issues For Economic Evaluations Of Alternative Screening Technologies: Are Randomised Controlled Trials Always The Optimal Design?Rosa LegoodUniversity of OxfordAuthors: Rosa Legood, Alastair Gray
An Empirical Comparison Of An Individual Sampling Model And Markov Model For Screening Of Atrial Fibrillation: Final ResultsSue JowettUniversity of BirminghamAuthors: Sue Jowett, Pelham Barton, David Fitzmaurice, Stirling Bryan
Adverse drug reactions in economic evaluationsDyfrig HughesUniversity of Wales, BangorAuthors: Dyfrig Hughes
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.08
Session: Discrete Choice ExperimentsChair: Terkel Christiansen
Exploring the Social Value of Health Interventions Using the Discrete Choice FrameworkColin GreenAuthors: Colin Green
Advances in accounting for income effects in the derivation of welfare measures from DCEsEmily LancsarNewcastle UniversityAuthors: Emily Lancsar, Emily Lanscar, Cam Donaldson
Using a discrete choice experiment to elicit public views regarding priority setting of new pharmaceuticalsGillian CurrieUniversity of CalgaryAuthors: Gillian Currie, Seija Kromm, Marjon van der Pol, Mandy Ryan, Braden Manns
Societal preferences for the surgical treatment of basal cell carcinoma: results of a discrete choice experimentB.A.B. EssersUniversity Hospital MaastrichtAuthors: B.A.B. Essers, CD Dirksen, HAM Neumann, MH Prins
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.12
Session: Economics and Child HealthChair: Randy Ellis
An economic view on health and child labour in BrazilAlexandre NicolellaUniversity of São PauloAuthors: Alexandre Nicolella, Ana Lúcia Kassouf , Alexandre Mendonça de Barros
Understanding the Origins of the Income Gradient in Children's Physical Health: Revisit of the Canadian CaseClaire de OliveiraMcMaster UniversityAuthors: Claire de Oliveira
Can Poverty Alleviation Reduce Adolescent Risk Behavior?Juan-Pablo GutierrezNational Institute of Public HealthAuthors: Juan-Pablo Gutierrez, Stefano Bertozzi
Socio-demographic determinants of child health services utilization in NepalBrian ChinHarvard UniversityAuthors: Brian Chin
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.13
Session: Issues in PharmaceuticalsChair: Bob Evans
Formulary Pricing with Optional Participation: Reconciling Static and Dynamic EfficiencyHu LuHealth CanadaAuthors: Hu Lu
Prescription drug effectiveness: a re-examination of the aggregate dataPaul GrootendorstUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Paul Grootendorst, Emmanuelle Piérard
A cost-effectiveness analysis of infliximab for severe psoriasisXenia CaporisSchering-PloughAuthors: Xenia Caporis, Graeme Roberts, James Morris
Clinical Trials: the Effects of Registries and Results DatabasesNicolas PorteiroUniversidad Pablo de OlavideAuthors: Nicolas Porteiro
Wednesday8:30 AM - 9:30 AMRoom: 1.14
Session: Burden of DiseaseChair: Tom Getzen
Estimation of Monetary Value of Economic and Non-Economic Effects of a Disease: Application of a New Measure for Two Diseases in BangladeshSushil Ranjan HowladerUniversity of DhakaAuthors: Sushil Ranjan Howlader
Impact Of Disease On Health-Related Quality Of Life: The Case Of Cerebrovascular DiseasesRamon Luengo-FernandezUniversity of OxfordAuthors: Ramon Luengo-Fernandez, Alastair Gray, Peter Rothwell
A new model to measure the economic burden of illness: An application to schizophrenia in some EU countriesIndalecio CorugedoUniversidad ComplutenseAuthors: Indalecio Corugedo
The Economic Impact of Chronic Disease in Rural ChinaLi YangAuthors: Li Yang
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 01
Session: Work, Welfare, and HealthChair: Jessica Vistnes
Has Welfare Reform Affected Insurance Coverage During Pregnancy for Unmarried Low-Skilled Women?Kosali Ilayperuma SimonCornell UniversityAuthors: Arden Handler, Kosali Simon
Retention, Learning-by-Doing and Performance in Emergency Medical ServicesGuy DavidUniversity of PennsylvaniaAuthors: Guy David, Tanguy Brachet
Maternal Job Stress and Birth OutcomesM. Melinda PittsFederal Reserve Bank of AtlantaAuthors: Brian S. Armour, M. Melinda Pitts, Mary Beth Walker
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 03
Session: Health shocks in perspectiveChair: Ana Revenga
Health shocks and the labor supply decision of older workers: Evidence from urban ChinaJohn GilesMichigan State UniversityAuthors: John Giles
Can Health Insurance Mitigate Shocks to Consumption? Evidence from ChinaPhilip H. BrownColby College and International Food Policy Research InstituteAuthors: Philip H. Brown, Alan de Brauw, Yang Du
Health shocks in perspective. How do health shocks compare to agricultural and labor market shocks? Evidence from rural ChinaAdam WagstaffWorld BankAuthors: Adam Wagstaff, Shubham Chaudhuri, Ana Revenga
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 05
Session: Improving Take-Up and Access to Care Under Medicaid/SCHIPChair: Katherine Swartz
Reaching Uninsured Children: Factors Influencing Take Up of Medicaid and SCHIP Coverage in the U.SJessica S. BanthinAHRQAuthors: Julie L. Hudson, Thomas M. Selden
Why Do Poor Children Lose Health Insurance in the SCHIP Era?: The Role of Family HealthHope CormanRider UniversityAuthors: Anne Carroll, Hope Corman, Kelly Noonan, Nancy Reichman
Medicaid Eligibility and Hospital Care for Mothers and NewbornsSandra L. DeckerCDCAuthors: Sandra Decker, Robert Kaestner, Kosali Simon
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 07
Session: Methods for reducing bias and conducting subgroup analysis in economic evaluationChair: Richard GrieveDiscussant: James Burgess
Covariate adjustment and subgroup analysis in costeffectiveness evaluationsRichard NixonNovartis Pharma AGAuthors: Richard Nixon, Simon Thompson
Selection bias in economic evaluation with observational dataDan PolskyUniversity of PennsylvaniaAuthors: Dan Polsky, Anirban Basu
Bias adjustment in the economic evaluation of observational data: the use of a non-parametric approach (Genetic Matching)Jasjeet SekhonUniversity of California, BerkeleyAuthors: Jasjeet Sekhon, Richard Grieve
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 08
Session: Impact Evaluation of Health Interventions in Developing CountriesChair: Anne Mills
Arnab AcharyaLSHTM
Omar GalarragaMexican School of Public Health
William SavedoffSocial Insight
Winnie YipHarvard University
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 10
Session: Which side are you on? Normative foundations for informing decisions in health careChair: Aki Tsuchiya
Extra-welfarism, communitarianism and empirical ethics as inputs to informed decision making in health care: Improvements on the capabilities approach or simply non-Sen's methods?Stephen BirchMcMaster University Authors: Stephen Birch, Jane Hall, Amiram Gafni
Welfarism vs. extra-welfarismWerner BrouwerErasmus University RotterdamAuthors: Werner Brouwer, Anthony Culyer, Job van Exel, Frans Rutten
Mark versus Luke? Decision making with multiple objectives and multiple constraints Karl ClaxtonUniversity of YorkAuthors: Karl Claxton, Mark Sculpher, Anthony Culyer
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 12
Session: Economic Development and FertilityChair: Tamara C. Fox
Recent fertility trends in sub-Saharan Africa: Disentangling the effects of poverty at the household level and the contribution of change in fertility behaviorJean-Christophe FotsoAfrican Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)Authors: Alex C. Ezeh, Jean Christophe Fotso, Rose Towett
Life Cycle Consequences of a Family Planning Program for Women and their FamiliesT. Paul SchultzYale UniversityAuthors: T. Paul Schultz, Shareen Joshi
The Effect of Fertility on Female Labor Market Participation and Poverty in IndonesiaDavid CanningHarvard School of Public HealthAuthors: David Canning, Heather Schofield
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 13
Session: PatientsChair: Dorte Gyrd-Hansen
Mobility of Italian Patients within European UnionAmalia Donia SofioUniversity of Roma Tor VergataAuthors: Amalia Donia Sofio, A Gabellini
What Can be Learned from Medicare's Least Costly Beneficiaries?Bruce StuartUniversity of Maryland BaltimoreAuthors: Bruce Stuart, Amy Davidoff, Ruth Lopert
Using Health-Related Quality-of-Life Measures to Improve Patient CareDavid FeenyKaiser Permanente NorthwestAuthors: David Feeny, Richard Meenan, David Labby, Mark Spofford, David Mosen, Rebecca Ramsay
Balanced billing in the Belgian health care system: how to predict the financial burden for certain groups of patients?Ann LecluyseUniversity of AntwerpAuthors: Ann Lecluyse, D De Graeve, E Schokkaert, C Van de Voorde, T Van Ourti
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 14
Session: DisparitiesChair: Jane Hall
Are there Racial Disparities in Emergency Medical Services? Evidence from MississippiScott HarringtonUniversity of PennsylvaniaAuthors: Scott Harrington, Guy David
Global view of population health status and socioeconomic and geographical health disparitiesJose_e BourdagesMinistry of Health and Social Services, QuébecAuthors: Jose_e Bourdages, Michel Pageau, Marc Ferland, Robert Choinie?re
Socioeconomic inequalities in the burden of chronic diseasesAnderson Eduardo StancioleUniversity of YorkAuthors: Anderson Eduardo Stanciole, Dele Abegunde
Psychosocial resources and health inequalities in FranceFlorence JusotIRDESAuthors: Florence Jusot, Michel Grignon, Paul Dourgnon
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: s. 16
Session: Income and HealthChair: Teh-wei Hu
The Impact of Income Shocks on Health: Evidence from English CohortsHans-Martin von GaudeckerMannheim UniversityAuthors: Hans-Martin von Gaudecker, Jérôme Adda, James Banks
The impact of income on self-assessed health: Do assumptions about unobserved heterogeneity really matter?Stefanie SchurerRWI Essen, GermanyAuthors: Stefanie Schurer, Andrew Jones, Nigel Rice
Income, Employment, and Suicidal BehaviorNoelle-Angelique MolinariCDCAuthors: Noelle Molinari, David E. Kalist, Freddy Siahaan
Health and Income: The Case of IcelandTinna Laufey AsgeirsdottirUniversity of IcelandAuthors: Tinna Laufey Asgeirsdottir
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.07
Session: Alternate CareChair: Tor Iversen
Valuing Informal Care Using Compensating Income VariationEmmanouil MentzakisUniversity of AberdeenAuthors: Emmanouil Mentzakis, Paul McNamee, Matt Sutton, Mandy Ryan
Incentives for providers of personal assistance to persons with physicial and/or mental disablilities. An empirical application of agency theory using longitudinal microdataKatarina Steen CarlssonLund UniversityAuthors: Katarina Steen Carlsson, Magnus Roos
The Effect of Medicare Home Health Care Payment on Informal Care UseEzra GolbersteinUniversity of Michigan School of Public HealthAuthors: Ezra Golberstein, David Grabowski, Kenneth Langa, Mohammed Kabeto, Michael Chernew
Motivation theory applied to informal careBernard van den BergVU University AmsterdamAuthors: Bernard van den Berg
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.08
Session: Litigation/AntitrustChair: Bengt Jonsson
An Analysis of Fraudulent Qui Tam Actions over Time in the United StatesKaren FitznerNorthwestern UniversityAuthors: Karen Fitzner, Charles Bennett, Cara Tigue, Neal Dandade, Davide De Masi
Risk or Benefit? Expenditures with medicines demanded by judicial decisions against Brazilian National Public Health System (SUS) and the risk of damage to patients by medicines interactionsAugusto Afonso Guerra JuniorMinistry of Health, BrazilAuthors: Daniel Faleiros, Augusto Afonso Guerra Júnior, Grazielle Dias da Silva, Eli Iola Gurgel Andrade, Daniele Araújo Campos Szuter, Elias Antonio Jorge et al
Nursing Home Litigation and Quality of CareR. Tamara KonetzkaUniversity of ChicagoAuthors: R. Tamara Konetzka, Elmer Abbo, Robert Ellis
Market Definition in the Hospital Industry: A Structural ApproachKleiner Samuel A.Carnegie Mellon UniversityAuthors: Samuel A. Kleiner, William B. Vogt, Martin S. Gaynor
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.12
Session: HIV/AIDSChair: Tom McGuire
A cost function for HIV prevention services. Is there a 'U' shape?Lorna GuinnessLSHTMAuthors: Lorna Guinness, Lilani Kumaranayake, Kara Hanson
Donor investment choices: The efficiency of funding R&D for neglected diseases as compared to greater access to existing treatments for HIV AIDS, malaria and TBAdrian TowseOffice of Health Economics (OHE)Authors: Adrian Towse, Ed Godber, Martina Garau, Clive Pritchard, Alastair Gray, Paul Fenn
How effective are partnerships in the management and control of HIV/AIDS? Evaluation of existing partnerships in Tamil Nadu state of IndiaEdwin Sam AsirvathamSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and TechnologyAuthors: Edwin Sam Asirvatham, Varatharajan Durairaj
Subsidized HIV Treatment in Nigeria is not pro poor: A case study of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, EnuguChijioke Ifeanyi OkoliUniversity of NigeriaAuthors: Chijioke Ifeanyi Okoli, Nkem Dike, Obinna Onwujekwe, Soludo Eze, JC Chukwuka
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.13
Session: Labor ShortagesChair: Kjeld Møller Pedersen
Anatomy of a doctor shortageMorris BarerUniversity of British ColumbiaAuthors: Morris Barer, Robert Evans, Charlyn Black, Kimberlyn McGrail, Steven Morgan, Greg Stoddart, Diane Watson
Lasting Global Shortages and Surpluses of Physicians: New EstimatesJenny LiuUniversity of California, BerkeleyAuthors: Richard M. Scheffler, Jenny X. Liu, Mario R. Dal Poz, Yohannes Kinfu
Forecasting health workforce supply and demand: From the survey to the modelsJoanne SpetzUniversity of California, San FranciscoAuthors: Joanne Spetz
Will Raising Salaries Help Alleviate the Nurse Faculty Shortage?Lynn UnruhUniversity of Central FloridaAuthors: Lynn Unruh, Jennifer Nooney
Wednesday10:00 AM - 11:00 AMRoom: 1.14
Session: Health PromotionChair: Uwe Reinhardt
Testing the Use of Financial Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Sedentary Adults: Results of a Stated Preference Survey and Revealed Preference Field ExperimentDerek BrownRTI InternationalAuthors: Derek Brown, Eric Finkelstein
Do Workplace Health Promotion Programs Promote Healthy Behavior?Curtis FlorenceEmory UniversityAuthors: Curtis Florence
Estimating the expected health benefits to non-smokers of policies to reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smokePaulos TeckleBC Cancer AgencyAuthors: Paulos Teckle
Community-Based Health Promotion in Poland - A Multilevel Analysis of Expenditures of County Level Self-GovernmentsKrzysztof Krajewski-SiudaAuthors: Krzysztof Krajewski-Siuda
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 01
Session: Economic Determinants of ObesityChair: Tomas Philipson
Impact of Income on the BMI and Clinical Weight Classification of Elderly AmericansJohn CawleyCornell University Authors: John Cawley, John Moran, Kosali Simon
Obesity and Depression: Establishing CausalityInas RashadGeorgia State University & NBERAuthors: Inas Rashad
Why Is The Developed World Obese?David M. CutlerHarvard UniversityAuthors: Sara Bleich, David Cutler, Chris Murray, Alyce Adams
Food Prices, Access to Food Outlets and Child Weight Outcomes: A Longitudinal AnalysisLisa M. PowellUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoAuthors: Lisa M. Powell, Yanjun (Carol) Bao
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 03
Session: Economic evaluation of implementation strategiesChair: Silvia Evers
The value of implementation and the value of information: combined and uneven development. Elisabeth FenwickUniversity of GlasgowAuthors: Elisabeth Fenwick, Karl Claxton, Mark Sculpher, Ties Hoomans, Steve Palmer
Economic decision modeling: how to calculate the total net monetary benefits of implementing guidelines into clinical practice? Ties HoomansMaastricht UniversityAuthors: Ties Hoomans, Andre Ament, Silvia Evers, Hans (J.L.) Severens
Cost Effects of Computer Reminders to Improve Prescribing Behaviour among GPsJody MartensUniversity Hospital MaastrichtAuthors: Jody D Martens, Hans (J.L.) Severens, Trudy van der Weijden, Daisy de Bruyn, Ron AG Winkens
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 05
Session: Societal Costs & Benefits of Drug Abuse TreatmentChair: Peter Ginter
A Critical Review of Accounting and Economic Methods for Estimating the Costs of Addiction TreatmentWilliam S. CartwrightGeorge Mason UniversityAuthors: William Cartwright
Exploring New Areas in the Evaluation of Substance Abuse Treatment Costs: Results from the Client DATCAP and Caretaker DATCAPKathryn E. McCollisterUniversity of Miami Miller School of MedicineAuthors: Kathryn E. McCollister, Michael T. French
A Comparison of Compulsory and Voluntary Admission to Substance Abuse TreatmentPaul L. SolanoUniversity of DelawareAuthors: Paul L. Solano, Mary Joan McDuffie
Employment of the Homeless After Drug Abuse Treatment with Abstinent Contingent HousingStephen T. MennemeyerUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAuthors: Stephen T. Mennemeyer, Joseph E. Schumacher,Stefan Kertesz, Jesse B. Milby, Dennis Wallace
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 07
Session: What is the role of condition specific measures in economic evaluation?Chair: John CairnsDiscussant: David Parkin
The role of condition specific measures in economic evaluation: it's a trade-offJohn BrazierHealth Economics and Decision MakingAuthors: John Brazier, Aki Tsuchiya
Condition-specific measures will rarely be appropriate if the maximand is healthJack DowieLSHTMAuthors: Jack Dowie
A condition-specific preference-based instrument: the Asthma Quality of Life utility index (AQL-5D)Yaling YangUniversity of SheffieldAuthors: Yaling Yang
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 08
Session: Preferences for Health and Health Care: Homogeneous or Heterogeneous?Chair: Peter Zweifel
Effects of Patient Self-Selection on Cost-Effectiveness of Diabetes Therapy by AgeDavid O. MeltzerUniversity of ChicagoAuthors: David O. Meltzer, Elbert S. Huang, Sydney E.S. Brown, Qi Zhang
Preference heterogeneity with regard to supply of health care: evidence from GermanyKarolin BeckerPlaut EconomicsAuthors: Karolin Becker, Angelika Braendle, Harry Telser
The English Patient: Homogeneous Choices for Heterogeneous CitizensTony HockleyLSEAuthors: Tony Hockley
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 10
Session: Health Status 2Chair: Mandy Ryan
Why are the Greek healthier than the English? Explanation of subjective health differences between six European countries with a decomposition analysisInge GrootUniversity of AmsterdamAuthors: Inge Groot, Klarita Sadiraj, Arjan Heyma
Health status and the cost of ICU treatmentWalter RiedUniversity of GreifswaldAuthors: Walter Ried
Health status in french urban underprivileged areasThierry DebrandIRDESAuthors: Véronique Lucas-Gabrielli, Caroline Allonier, Thierry Debrand, Aurélie Pierre, Thierry Rochereau
Estimating historical health gains using WTP for quality adjusted life expectancy (QALE)Kerry HicksonLSEAuthors: Kerry Hickson
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 12
Session: Paying ProvidersChair: Anne Mills
Occupational Selection and Employment Duration Effects of Medicaid Wage Pass-Through PoliciesReagan BaughmanUniversity of New HampshireAuthors: Reagan Baughman, Kristin Smith
Financial Incentives And Primary Care: Paying For Performance In Depression TreatmentDavid SmithCenter for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente NorthwestAuthors: David Smith, Adrianne Feldstein, Jennifer Schneider, Jeff Showell, Mara Kalter, Lynn DeBar, Nancy Vuckovic
How Much Performance Does P4P Buy?Lorens HelmchenUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoAuthors: Lorens Helmchen, Anthony Lo Sasso
Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labor Markets and Skills on Hospital Quality and ProductivityCarol PropperAuthors: Carol Propper
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 13
Session: Hospital InvestmentChair: Kristian Bolin
New firms formation in the health sector over space and timeCristina CariasTechnical University of LisbonAuthors: Cristina Carias, Cristina Carias, Francisco Lima
Entry and Operations of Physician Owned Specialty HospitalsSujoy ChakravartyCarnegie Mellon UniversityAuthors: Sujoy Chakravarty
Factors Influencing Hospital Capital Investment: 1998-2001Tae Hyun KimGovernors State UniversityAuthors: Tae Hyun Kim
The Impact of U.S. Prospective Payment on Hospital Capital Formation: An Initial Analysis of the 1991 Change in Medicare Reimbursement for Capital CostsArthur KingLehigh UniversityAuthors: Arthur King, Susan Zumas
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 14
Session: Smoking BehaviorChair: Ulf Persson
An Econometric Analysis of Smoking Behaviour in IrelandAileen MurphyUniversity College CorkAuthors: Aileen Murphy
Gender, risk perception, and smoking behaviourHenrik AnderssonSwedish National Road & Transport Research Institute (VTI)Authors: Henrik Andersson, Petter Lundborg
The effect of social capital on smoking-related behavior among the poor in KoreaTae-Jin LeeHallym UniversityAuthors: Tae-Jin Lee, Kyeong-Hwa Kang, Gihong Yi, Jae-Young Lim, Sang-Soo Bae
Analysis of Tobacco Consumption in AustraliaXueyan ZhaoMonash UniversityAuthors: Xueyan Zhao, Mark Harris
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: s. 16
Session: ART 2Chair: Jes Sogaard
Public Procurement and Price Discrimination of Antiretroviral TherapyRodriguez-Monguio RosaOhio State UniversityAuthors: Rodriguez-Monguio Rosa, Enrique C. Seoane- Vazquez
Effective Patent Life of Antiretroviral Drugs in the U.S 1987-2006Seoane Vazquez Enrique C.Ohio State UniversityAuthors: Seoane Vazquez Enrique C., Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio
Determinants of Non-Adherence to Anti-Retroviral Treatment in Southeast NigeriaBenjamin UzochukwuAuthors: Benjamin Uzochukwu
Cost of HIV Treatment in Emergency Plan Focus Countries: A Methodological GuideAndre BerrutiMacro InternationalAuthors: Andre Berruti, Rick Berzon, Scott Filler, Nick Menzies, Tedd Ellerbrock, Brian Wheeler, John M. Blandford
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.07
Session: Methodology 2Chair: Björn Lindgren
Use of Individual Patient Data to evaluate cost-effectiveness across heterogeneous populationBorislava MihaylovaUniversity of OxfordAuthors: Borislava Mihaylova, Andrew Briggs, Alastair Gray
Health economics reconsidered: is transaction costs a relevant supplementary paradigm?Kjeld Møller PedersenUniversity of Southern DenmarkAuthors: Kjeld Møller Pedersen
Willingness-to-Pay: The Banker vs. the EconomistEric NauenbergUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Eric Nauenberg
Separating gains and losses in health when calculating the minimal important difference for mapped utility measuresMichael NicholUniversity of Southern CaliforniaAuthors: Michael Nichol, Joshua Epstein, Tom Dow, Jason Doctor
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.08
Session: Life CycleChair: Carl Hampus Lyttkens
Health, Survival and Consumption over the Life Cycle: individual vs. social optimumMichael KuhnUniversity of RostockAuthors: Michael Kuhn, Alexia Prskawetz, Stefan Wrzaczek, Gustav Feichtinger
Determinants of health care expenditures: an overview of international comparisons and a panel data analysisEsther MotCPB, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy AnalysisAuthors: Esther Mot, Roel Adriaan van Elk
Is it possible to assess options for change over a whole disease area using the patient pathways from patient presentation to end of life?Hazel PilgrimUniversity of SheffieldAuthors: Hazel Pilgrim, Paul Tappenden, Jim Chilcott Matthew Bending
A Dynamic Lifecycle Demand for Medical CareJennifer KohnRutgers UniversityAuthors: Jennifer Kohn, Robert Patrick
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.12
Session: Out-of-PocketChair: Katarina Steen Carlsson
The Determinants of Out-of-Pocket Payments: Evidence from TurkeyErdoğan Yilmaz, Mehmet OkyarMinistry of Health, TurkeyAuthors: Erdoğan Yilmaz, Julide Yildirim, Mehmet Okyar
Informal payments and the quality of health care - the case of TanzaniaOttar MæstadChr Michelsen InstituteAuthors: Ottar Mæstad, Gaute Torsvik, Aziza Mwisongo
Health care use and financial burden of out-of-pocket spending in ArgentinaEleonora CavagneroWHOAuthors: Eleonora Cavagnero, Ke Xu, Guy Carrin
Coping with Out-of-Pocket Health Payments: An Empirical Analysis of Six African CountriesAdam LeiveWorld BankAuthors: Adam Leive
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.13
Session: AllocationChair: Stefan Björk
Allocation of Resources Based on Program Budgeting, Marginal Analysis and the Social Welfare FunctionPedro Plans-RubioInstitut d'Estadistica de CatalunyaAuthors: Pedro Plans-Rubio
Preferences Over Equity in the Allocation of Health Care ResourcesJeremiah HurleyMcMaster UniversityAuthors: Jeremiah Hurley, Neil Buckley, Kate Cuff, Mita Giacomini, Michel Grignon, Stuart Mestelman, Andrew Muller et al
Health gain maximization - an ethically defendable criterion for decisions on how to allocate health care resources?Juergen JohnGSF - National Research Center for Environment and HealthAuthors: Juergen John
Public expenditure on health: is its allocation based on health needs?. Evidence for Mexico 2000-2004Leticia AvilaNational Institute of Public Health, MexicoAuthors: Lucero Cahuana, Edson Servan, Leticia Avila
Wednesday11:15 AM - 12:15 PMRoom: 1.14
Session: Using Clinical TrialsChair: Anders Anell
Building an economic model using data from a large multinational randomised controlled trial to extrapolate the results from the within trial analysisOliver Rivero-AriasUniversity of OxfordAuthors: Oliver Rivero-Arias, Alastair Gray, Jane Wolstenholme, Mei-Yin Tok
Matching and Extending the Results of Randomized Trials Using Observational Data and Causal Models: An Application to the HOPE TrialPaul HebertMount Sinai School of MedicineAuthors: Paul Hebert, MaryAnn McLaughlin, Anu Lala, Jodi Casabianca
An application of Value of Information analysis to help design a multi centre clinical trialNick BansbackUniversity of British ColumbiaAuthors: Nick Bansback, Roberta Ara, Sue Ward, Aslam Anis, Hyon Choi
Pragmatic economic trials: an application to alternative therapies for burnsVilelmine CarayanniUniversity of PiraeusAuthors: Vilelmine Carayanni, E Tsati, I Ioannovits