Utility of Cancer Value Frameworks for Patients, Payers, and Physicians
In recent years, novel cancer therapies have improved the expected survival of patients but have also increased treatment costs.
Research
Physician in Triage Versus Rotational Patient Assignment
BACKGROUND: Physician in triage and rotational patient assignment are different front-end processes that are designed to improve patient flow, but there are little or no data comparing them. OBJECTIV
Productivity Dispersion in Medicine and Manufacturing
Sources of Inefficiency in Healthcare and Education
Reorienting Health Aid to Meet Post-2015 Global Health Challenges: A Case Study of Sweden as a Donor
Screening Mammography for Free: Impact of Eliminating Cost Sharing on Cancer Screening Rates
The Introduction of Generic Risperidone in Medicare Part D
The introduction of generic second-generation anti-psychotics (SGAs), starting with risperidone in July 2008, could reduce antipsychotic spending and cost-related use barriers.
Use of Second-Generation Antipsychotics and the Introduction of Generic Risperidone in Medicare Part D
Competition and Biosimilar Products--In Reply
Drs Frankel and McKay first note that the FDA is able to ensure biosimilar and reference biologic quality through prerelease specifications.
How Much Donor Financing for Health is Channeled to Global Versus Country-Specific Aid Functions?
The slow global response to the Ebola crisis in west Africa suggests that important gaps exist in donor financing for key global functions, such as support for health research and development for dise
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