The Impact of Near‐Universal Insurance Coverage on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: Evidence from MassachusettsHealth Economics (United Kingdom) - Tập 25 Số 4 - Trang 391-407 - 2016
Lindsay M. Sabik, Cathy J. Bradley
AbstractThis paper investigates the effect of expansion to near‐universal health insurance coverage in Massachusetts on breast and cervical cancer screening. We use data from 2002 to 2010 to compare changes in receipt of mammograms and Pap tests in Massachusetts relative to other New England states. We also consider the effect specifically among low‐income women. W...... hiện toàn bộ
Does it matter who you are or what you gain? an experimental study of preferences for resource allocationHealth Economics (United Kingdom) - Tập 12 Số 4 - Trang 255-267 - 2003
David Schwappach
AbstractUsing an experimental conjoint‐analysis like approach, preferences for resource allocation were studied. An interactive survey was developed which was published in the World Wide Web. A convenience sample of undergraduate students participated in the study. Subjects were confronted with nine pairwise scenarios describing hypothetical patient groups in need ...... hiện toàn bộ
AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE SOCIAL WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR HEALTH STATE IMPROVEMENTHealth Economics (United Kingdom) - Tập 23 Số 7 - Trang 792-805 - 2014
Jeff Richardson, Angelo Iezzi, Kompal Sinha, Munir Khan, John McKie
ABSTRACTThis paper describes an instrument for measuring the social value of changes in health status, the Relative Social Willingness to Pay. It is a unique combination of measurement attributes designed to minimise cognitive complexity and provide an additional option for measuring ‘social value’. Similar to the person trade‐off (PTO), it adopts a social perspect...... hiện toàn bộ
QALY maximisation and people's preferences: a methodological review of the literatureHealth Economics (United Kingdom) - Tập 14 Số 2 - Trang 197-208 - 2005
Paul Dolan, Rebecca Shaw, Aki Tsuchiya, Alan Williams
AbstractIn cost‐utility analysis, the numbers of quality‐adjusted life years (QALYs) gained are aggregated according to the sum‐ranking (or QALY maximisation) rule. This requires that the social value from health improvements is a simple product of gains in quality of life, length of life and the number of persons treated. The results from a systematic review of th...... hiện toàn bộ
The rand 36‐item health survey 1.0Health Economics (United Kingdom) - Tập 2 Số 3 - Trang 217-227 - 1993
Ron D. Hays, Cathy D. Sherbourne, Rebecca Mazel
AbstractRecently, Ware and Sherbourne1 published a new short‐form health survey, the MOS 36‐Item Short‐Form Health Survey (SF‐36), consisting of 36 items included in long‐form measures developed for the Medical Outcomes Study. The SF‐36 taps eight health concepts: physical functioning, bodily pain, role limitations due to physical health proble...... hiện toàn bộ
Do competition and managed care improve quality?Health Economics (United Kingdom) - Tập 11 Số 7 - Trang 571-584 - 2002
Nazmi Sari
AbstractIn recent years, the US health care industry has experienced a rapid growth of managed care, formation of networks, and an integration of hospitals. This paper provides new insights about the quality consequences of this dynamic in US hospital markets. I empirically investigate the impact of managed care and hospital competition on quality using in‐hospital...... hiện toàn bộ