Published in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
Person-centred care has been shown to be cost-effective compared to usual care for several diseases, including acute coronary syndrome, in a short-term time perspective (
Published in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
In Germany, several triplet therapies for treating relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (rrMM) patients have recently been approved. While most of them are administered intravenously, ixazomib-based combination is the only orally bioavailable regimen. To conduct a 1-year and 3-year budget impact analysis (BIA) of different novel triplets to trea...
Published in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
This article uses cross-sectional data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) database to test the effect of both long-term care (LTC) public benefits and insurance on the receipt of informal care provided by family members living outside the household in Italy and Spain. The choice of Italy and Spain comes from the fac...
Published in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
The great economic crisis in 2008 has affected the welfare of the population in countries such as Italy. Although there is abundant literature on the impact of the crisis on physical health, very few studies have focused on the causal implications for mental health and health care. This paper, therefore, investigates the impact of the recent econom...
Published in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
Unwarranted variation in the quality of care challenges the sustainability of healthcare systems. Especially in decentralised healthcare systems, it is crucial to understand the drivers behind regional differences in hospital qualities such as unplanned readmissions. This paper examines the factors that influence the risk of unplanned hospital read...
Published in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
France has first experimented, in 2009, and then generalized a practice level add-on payment to promote Multi-Professional Primary Care Groups (MPCGs). Team-based practices are intended to improve both the efficiency of outpatient care supply and the attractiveness of medically underserved areas for healthcare professionals. To evaluate its financi...
Published in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
Published in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
Post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) pose a high burden for individuals and societies. Although prevalence rates are rather low, high co-occurrence rates and overall impairments cause deleterious suffering and significant costs. Still, no long-term data on costs and trends in cost developments are available. Claims data from a German research dat...
Published in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
Like wars and socio-politic shifts, contagious diseases have changed the economics and politics of the world throughout history. In 2020, the world faced COVID-19, a globally effective virus leading to mass losses and socio-economic panic. Due to apparent psycho-social conditions, analyzing the potential economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic wa...
Published in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
Legislation, in the form of presumed consent, has been argued to boost organ donation but most evidence disregards the practice of seeking relative's consent, which can either 'veto' donation decisions, or 'legitimize them', by removing any possible conflict with the donor's family. We study the effect of presumed consent alongside family consent o...
