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The Relationship between Ex Ante Mortality Risk and End-of-Life Medical Costs
Howard, David H.; Culler, Steven D.; Druss, Benjamin G.; … - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 5 (2006) 1, pp. 37-44
-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, we document the association between mortality risk and end-of-life medical spending. Mortality risk at … found that, among decedents, end-of-life spending is inversely related to predicted mortality risk, ranging from $US23 …_000 for decedents with mortality risk in the interval 0.00-0.05 to $US16_000 for decedents with mortality risk >0.25 (1999 …
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Five-Year Evolution of Drug Prescribing in a University Adult Intensive Care Unit
Carron, Christine; Voirol, Pierre; Eggimann, Philippe; … - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 10 (2012) 5, pp. 355-358
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PleurX Peritoneal Catheter Drainage System for Vacuum-Assisted Drainage of Treatment-Resistant, Recurrent Malignant Ascites: A NICE Medical Technology Guidance
White, Judith; Carolan-Rees, Grace - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 10 (2012) 5, pp. 299-308
The PleurX peritoneal drainage catheter for drainage of malignant ascites in a community setting has been evaluated by the NICE Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme. This article outlines the evidence included in the Sponsor's submission, the independent critique by the External Assessment...
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Cost Effectiveness of Drug-Eluting Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients in Germany: Results from Administrative Data Using a Propensity Score-Matching Approach
Baumler, Michael Bumler; Stargardt, Tom; Schreyogg, … - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 10 (2012) 4, pp. 235-248
Infarction Mortality Prediction Rules using propensity score matching. After matching, we calculated incremental cost …
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Cost Effectiveness of Prostacyclins in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Roman, Antonio; Barberà, Joan A. Barber; Escribano, Pilar - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 10 (2012) 3, pp. 175-188
Background:Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is considered an orphan disease. Prostacyclins are the keystone for PAH treatment. Choosing between the three available prostacyclin therapies could be complicated because there are no comparison studies, so the final decision must be...
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An Application of a Proposed Framework for Formulary Listing in Low-Income Countries: The Case of Côte d'Ivoire
Diaby, Vakaramoko; Lachaine, Jean - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 9 (2011) 6, pp. 389-402
Background:Background: The General Mutual Benefit Fund for Civil Servants and State Employees of Côte d'Ivoire (MUGEFCI; Mutuelle Générale des Fonctionnaires et Agents de l'État de Côte d'Ivoire) is a health mutual fund providing coverage (medical consultations, laboratory tests and...
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Early versus Non-Early Intervention in Acute Migraine Based on Evidence from the 'Act when Mild' Study
Slof, John - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 10 (2012) 3, pp. 201-215
Background:Background: In spite of the important progress made in the abortive treatment of acute migraine episodes since the introduction of triptans, reduction of pain and associated symptoms is in many cases still not as effective nor as fast as would be desirable. Recent research pays more...
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The Chinese Healthcare System: Structure, Problems and Challenges
Hougaard, Jens Leth.; Østerdal, Lars Peter. sterdal; Yu, Yi - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 9 (2011) 1, pp. 1-13
We describe the structure and present situation of the Chinese healthcare system and discuss its primary problems and challenges. We discuss problems with inefficient burden sharing, adverse provider incentives and huge inequities, and seek explanations in the structural features of the Chinese...
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Insensitivity to Scope in Contingent Valuation Studies: Reason for Dismissal of Valuations?
Søgaard, Rikke Sgaard; Lindholt, Jes; Gyrd-Hansen, Dorte - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 10 (2012) 6, pp. 397-405
three contingent valuation tasks from which their sensitivity to larger risk reductions (test 1) and to change in travel …
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Healthcare Costs Associated with Change in Body Mass Index in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Spain: The ECOBIM Study
Dilla, Tatiana; Valladares, Amparo; Nicolay, Claudia; … - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 10 (2012) 6, pp. 417-430
Background:Background: Weight management is considered a key therapeutic strategy in type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, little is known about the impact of weight loss or body mass index (BMI) reduction on type 2 diabetes-related healthcare costs. Abstract: Objective:Objective: The aim of this...
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