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The value of medical and pharmaceutical interventions for reducing obesity

Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana P.; Lakdawalla, … - In: Journal of Health Economics 31 (2012) 4, pp. 630-643

$50,000. Our approach accounts for: competing risks to life expectancy; health care costs; and a variety of non … these treatments. On balance, bariatric surgery generates substantial private value for those treated, in the form of health …

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Digesting the doughnut hole

Joyce, Geoffrey F.; Zissimopoulos, Julie; Goldman, Dana P. - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 6, pp. 1345-1355

Despite its success, Medicare Part D has been widely criticized for the gap in coverage, the so-called “doughnut hole”. We compare the use of prescription drugs among beneficiaries subject to the coverage gap with usage among beneficiaries who are not exposed to it. We find that the coverage...

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Invitations, incentives, and conditions : a randomized evaluation of demand-side interventions for health screenings in Armenia

De Walque, Damien; Chukwuma, Adanna; … - 2020

The study is a randomized controlled trial that investigates the impact of four demand-side interventions on health …

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Incentivizing quantity and quality of care : evidence from an impact evaluation of performance-based financing in the health sector in Tajikistan

Ahmed, Tashrik; Arur, Aneesa; De Walque, Damien; … - 2019

regions of Tajikistan. Primary care facilities were given financial incentives conditional on general quality and the quantity … provided of selected services related to reproductive, maternal and child health, and hypertension-related services. The study …

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