Academic Health Economists’ Blog Round-up

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…

Academic Health Economist’s Blog: Journal Round Up

I hosted this week’s Academic Health Economist (AHE) blog journal round-up. Below is one of the papers reviewed, but do check-out the full article here. Price effects of a hospital merger: heterogeneity across health insurers, hospital products, and hospital locations. Health Economics [PubMed] [RePEc] Published 1st July 2019Most economics literature indicates that hospital mergers typically result…

November Health Wonk Review

Lisa Lines of The Medical Care Blog hosts this month’s edition of the Health Wonk Review.  Lisa blogs from San Diego as she is attending the American Public Health Association annual meeting.  The HWR edition talks about HRRP, income eligibility for the health insurance exchanges, pharmacists as providers, Medicaid expansion and many other topics. Check…

HWR + Links

Peggy Salvatore has posted Health Wonk Review July 2018: Summer’s Coming Around Again at Health System Ed Blog.  Check it out. Plus, here are some links of my own to add as we head into the weekend: Is this what government drug price negotiation looks like under Trump? Do health insurance subsidies improve health? Breast is best? How does…

Midsummer Night’s Health Wonk Review

Hank Stern has posted A Midsummer Night’s Health Wonk Review at InsureBlog.   The HWR reviews the latest and greats posts from the health wonk-o-sphere.  In this edition, you can learn about Association Health Plans, the pros and cons of a number of mega-mergers in the health sector, and the effect of GOP plans to end Obamacare, among others.…