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What were the most popular posts on Healthcare Economist this year? Here are the top 10 in descending order: Valuing the Societal Impact of Medicines and Other Health Technologies: A User Guide to Current Best Practices The world is relying on the United States to get value-based drug pricing right Why is the market design…
That is according to Feedspot’s “70 Best Public Health Blogs and Websites” ranking. Healthcare Economist came in at #15. Check out the other top-ranked blogs and websites here.
This is my 5,000th post at Healthcare Economist. I started this blog in January 2006 and my first post had the very creative title of “Welcome!!!” Since that time I finished my PhD, did work for the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services, conducted research on behalf of some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in…
Healthcare Economist will be out on vacation this week. Posting will resume August 9.
Healthcare Economist was named one of the top 30 health policy blogs on the web by Feedspot. In fact we came in at #4! The top 5 are: Bill of Health USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy The Health Care Blog (Health Policy) Healthcare Economist Health Populi. You can review the full list here.
Check out my interview on the Redeeming Value podcast with Brian Reid. PRECISIONheor Vice President Jason Shafrin pops in to talk about the Institute of Clinical and Economic Review and the broader question of where the group’s influence is centered and the elements of ICER reports that stakeholders are paying attention to. Do listen to…
Healthcare Economist was named one of the Top 100 Economics blogs of 2020 by the Intelligent Economist website. In fact, it was the first blog listed in the “Sub-field economic blog” category. Please do check out the full list as well.
Today, I hosted the Academic Health Economists’ (AHE) blog weekly round-up for 3 February 2020. I review 3 very different papers: Capacity constraints and time allocation in public health clinics. Health Economics [PubMed] Published 14th January 2020 Outcome measures for oncology alternative payment models: practical considerations and recommendations. American Journal of Managed Care [PubMed] Published 11th December…
As we head into 2020, we will briefly look back at the most read articles in 2019 on the Healthcare Economist blog. These include: Marginal Structural Models (and the “MSM: A Simple Example” was also popular) Trends in hospital consolidation Part D Fun Facts How to Value Curative Therapies What is a “digital practitioner”? Meth…
This weekend, I took my daughters to go sledding. Since we live in Southern California, this was an exciting event. In time for the holidays, a nearby park had set up a sledding hill and area for snowball fights. Even better, the snow event was free! The snow event worked just liked a single payer…