iHEA http://www.healtheconomics.org/ Copyright 2010 Tue, 11 May 2010 17:21:32 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.38 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Results of the 2010 Congress Planning Survey Earlier this year we asked iHEA members to participate in a survey about the future of iHEA Congresses. 359 people answered the questionnaire.

Here are the Results of Survey [PDF -94KB]

The board is considering the results and will be posting a response soon.

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/survey/results-of-the/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/survey/results-of-the/ Survey Tue, 11 May 2010 17:21:32 -0800 IHEA 8th WORLD CONGRESS: Planned Enhancements for Toronto 2011 iHEA World Congresses have become the premiere international meeting for health economics research. They provide professional and academic interaction of a high order on a broad global basis, topical plenary presentations and a unique opportunity to meet researchers with similar interests from all regions, and to highlight the connections between policy, regulation, industry, and academic research. In response to feedback from the membership, iHEA will be introducing a number of enhancements to the structure of its congresses.

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea/ihea-8th-world/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea/ihea-8th-world/ iHEA Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:30:47 -0800 Growth of Health Economics and Scheduling iHEA The number of trained health economists has grown rapidly, more than doubling during the last twenty years. This growth has been a boon to our field, but has also created strains in the existing organizational structures. There are now more academic positions and a larger public policy presence, but also an ever-increasing number of new graduates and new research papers in need of peer review and dissemination. The increasing number of health economists wishing to make a presentation has put significant pressure on the iHEA program. For most delegates attending the congress, making an oral presentation of their research is very important to them, and sometimes a precondition of funding.

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea/growth-of-healt/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea/growth-of-healt/ iHEA Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:19:04 -0800 Affiliate Associations iHEA has established a program to develop relationships with other national, regional and thematic health economics associations. Affiliates are given a link on the main iHEA web page and their members receive a discount on their iHEA individual memberships. If you are interested in Affiliate status for your association, please contact Bill Swan.

Current Affiliates:

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea/ihea-affiliate/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea/ihea-affiliate/ iHEA Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:23:15 -0800 Associated Journals iHEA members have access to special personal rates for the following journals directly from the publishers (please note that at this time we are still working out the details to access these rates):

Associated Journals are selected based on relevance to health economics and publishers maintaining an annual organizational membership in good standing.

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea/associated-jour/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea/associated-jour/ iHEA Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:59:00 -0800 Nominations requested for 18th Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award Nominations invited. The International Health Economics Association (iHEA) is pleased to invite nominations for The Eighteenth Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award in Health Economics for the best paper in health economics in 2009. In order to be eligible, a paper must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal in English in 2009. Nominations should include a brief letter of nomination and a copy of the paper.

Send nominations by email and with a pdf of the paper, to:

Pedro Pita Barros,
Chair Kenneth J. Arrow Award Committee,
Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
at ppbarros@fe.unl.pt,

or

Edward C. Norton,
Co-chair Kenneth J. Arrow Award Committee,
Department of Health Management and Policy and Department of Economics,
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 USA
at ecnorton@umich.edu.

Deadline for nominations is March 1, 2010

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/arrow-award/nominations-req/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/arrow-award/nominations-req/ Arrow Award Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:23:50 -0800 17th Arrow Award Winner We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 17th Arrow Award is Sources of Advantageous Selection: Evidence from the Medigap Insurance Market[PDF] by  Hanming Fang, Michael P. Keane, and Dan Silverman.

Congratulations to the winners.

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/arrow-award/17th-arrow-awar/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/arrow-award/17th-arrow-awar/ Arrow Award Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:18:00 -0800 7th World Congress: Travel Discounts SAVE UP TO 20% ON TRAVEL WITH THE STAR ALLIANCE NETWORK

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To obtain the Star Alliance™ Conventions Plus discounts, please call the reservation office of a participating Star Alliance Member Airline and quote the following Convention Code: CA03S09.

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When making your travel plans please present confirmation of your registration or proof of attendance.

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea-conference/7th-world-congr/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea-conference/7th-world-congr/ iHEA Conference Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:10:00 -0800 17th Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award in Health Economics The International Health Economics Association (iHEA) is pleased to invite nominations for the Seventeenth Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award in Health Economics for best paper in health economics in 2008. In order to be eligible, a paper must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal in English in 2008. Nominations should include a brief letter of nomination and a copy of the paper.

Please send nominations by February 15, 2009, preferably by email and with a pdf of the paper, to:

Pedro Pita Barros, Chair
Kenneth J. Arrow Award Committee
Faculdade de Economia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Campus de Campolide
PT-1099 - 032 Lisboa
Portugal

Email: ppbarros@fe.unl.pt

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/arrow-award/17th-annual-ken/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/arrow-award/17th-annual-ken/ Arrow Award Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:43:01 -0800 iHEA Congress 2009: Suggestions for Must-Have Sessions Form View Counter

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea-conference/beijing-2009-su-1/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea-conference/beijing-2009-su-1/ iHEA Conference Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:24:35 -0800 iHEA Congress 2009: Suggestions for Pre-Congress Sessions Form View Counter

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea-conference/beijing-2009-su/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea-conference/beijing-2009-su/ iHEA Conference Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:13:15 -0800 15th Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award in Health Economics: Nominations Invited Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2008

The International Health Economics Association (iHEA) is pleased to invite nominations for The Fifteenth Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award in Health Economics for the best paper in health economics in 2007. In order to be eligible, a paper must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal in English in 2007.

Nominations should include a brief letter of nomination and a copy of the paper. Send nominations by email including a PDF of the paper, to:

Martin Gaynor,
Chair Kenneth J. Arrow Award Committee,
Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University
mgaynor@cmu.edu

or to:

Pedro Pita Barros,
Co-Chair Kenneth J. Arrow Award Committee,
Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
ppbarros@fe.unl.pt

Deadline for nominations is March 1, 2008.

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/arrow-award/15th-annual-ken-1/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/arrow-award/15th-annual-ken-1/ Arrow Award Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:44:47 -0800 Schedule of ASHE / iHEA Events at the AEA Meetings in New Orleans ASHE Board Meeting

Friday, January 4, 2008, 8:00 AM
Sheraton Southdown

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/assa/schedule-of-ash/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/assa/schedule-of-ash/ ASSA Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:47:58 -0800 The 6th World Congress July 10 Plenary: The Value of Life Near its End and Terminal Care “The Value of Life Near its End and Terminal Care”, the plenary presentation by Tomas Philipson presented at Tivoli Gardens on July 10 for the 6th World Congress: Explorations in Health Economics in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Value of Life Near its End and Terminal Care
Gary Becker, Kevin Murphy, and Tomas Philipson
NBER Working Paper No. 13333
August 2007
JEL No. I1,I11,I18,I32,I39,J0

Abstract: Medical care at the end of life, which is often is estimated to contribute up to a quarter of US health care spending, often encounters skepticism from payers and policy makers who question its high cost and often minimal health benefits. It seems generally agreed upon that medical resources are being wasted on excessive care for end-of-life treatments that often only prolong minimally an already frail life. However, though many observers have claimed that such spending is often irrational and wasteful, little explicit and systematic analysis exists on the incentives that determine end of life health care spending. There exists no positive theory that attempts to explain the high degree of end-of life spending and why differences across individuals, populations, or time occur in such spending. This paper attempts to provide the first rational and systematic analysis of the incentives behind end of life care. The main argument we make is that existing estimates of the value of a life year do not apply to the valuation of life at the end of life. We stress the low opportunity cost of medical spending near ones death, the importance of keeping hope alive in a terminal care setting, the larger social value of a life than estimated in private demand settings, as well as the insignificance in quality of life in lowering its value. We derive how an ex-ante perspective in terms of insurance and R&D alters some of these conclusions.

We are pleased to be able to provide the Powerpoint presentation and paper for download. Our thanks to Gary Becker, Kevin Murphy, and Tomas Philipson.

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea-conference/the-6th-world-c/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea-conference/the-6th-world-c/ iHEA Conference Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:09:41 -0800 6th World Congress Survey If you attended the 6th World Congress, please help us evaluate it by participating in the post-Congress Survey.

]]> http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea-conference/6th-world-congr-6/ http://www.healtheconomics.org/ihea-conference/6th-world-congr-6/ iHEA Conference Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:05:19 -0800