05735nam 2200733Ia 450 991045503260332120200520144314.01-280-77105-497866136818291-84855-181-9(CKB)1000000000767381(EBL)453279(OCoLC)609843571(SSID)ssj0000357125(PQKBManifestationID)11925369(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357125(PQKBWorkID)10350959(PQKB)11418635(MiAaPQ)EBC453279(Au-PeEL)EBL453279(CaPaEBR)ebr10310683(EXLCZ)99100000000076738120081126d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBeyond health insurance[electronic resource] public policy to improve health /edited by Lorens Helmchen, Robert Kaestner, Anthony Lo SassoBingley JAI Press20081 online resource (219 p.)Advances in health economics and health services research,0731-2199 ;v. 19"In light of the imbalance in health policy debate in the United States, in November 2007, the Institute of Government and Public Affairs and College of Medicine at the University of Illinois sponsored a conference entitled 'Beyond health insurance: public policy to improve health'--Introd.1-84855-180-0 Includes bibliographical references.Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health; Preventing disease and promoting health; Developing and regulating pharmaceuticals; Consumer information; Summary; Reference; Chapter 1. Quantifying national spending on wellness and prevention; Background; Methods; Results; Discussion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. Achieving the healthy people 2010 goal of elimination of health disparities: what will it takequest; IntroductionProgress in eliminating health disparitiesLimits of current strategy; Selecting policies; Early child intervention; Enhanced primary care within health centers; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Influence, information overload, and information technology in health care; 1. Introduction; 2. The diffusion of innovations in medicine; 3. Empirical evidence on the influence of computer-generated messages; 4. Influence and physician learning: a simple analytical framework; 5. Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4. Health disparities and direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceutical products1. Introduction2. Background on health disparities, use of pharmaceuticals, and DTC advertising; 3. Data on consumer exposure to television DTC advertisements; 4. Consumer exposure to DTC advertisements; 5. Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Pharmaceutical innovation and the longevity of Australians: a first look; 1. Embodied technological progress hypothesis; 2. Econometric model; 3. Data sources and descriptive statistics; 4. Empirical results; 5. Summary and discussion; Notes; References; Chapter 6. Spillover effects of prescription drug withdrawals; IntroductionConceptual frameworkMethods; Data and empirical specification; Empirical results; Predicting negative spillovers or competitive benefits; Generalizability; Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7. The psychology of nutrition messages; Introduction; Consumer cognition; The history of nutrition messages in the United States; Firm incentives to hijack; Research design and methods; Results; Further research; Policy implications; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 8. Evaluation criteria for report cards of healthcare providers; IntroductionPotential benefits of report cardsPotential risks of report cards; Evaluation criteria for report cards; The bottom line: report cards - are the benefits worth the risksquest; References; Chapter 9. Evaluating the Value of Genomic Diagnostics: Implications for Clinical Practice and Public Policy; The advent of genomic diagnostics; Measuring value: the economic approach; Measuring value: the epidemiologic approach; Measuring value and the importance of clinical utility; A comprehensive framework of evaluating the value of genomic diagnosticsSome policy implications: an illustrative case studyMuch of the debate about health policy in the US has focused on the availability of health insurance coverage and the number of individuals who are uninsured. It is known that the United States spends approximately twice as much per capita on health care,Advances in health economics and health services research ;v. 19.Medical policyUnited StatesCongressesHealth promotionGovernment policyUnited StatesCongressesMedical informaticsUnited StatesCongressesPharmaceutical policyUnited StatesCongressesElectronic books.Medical policyHealth promotionGovernment policyMedical informaticsPharmaceutical policy362.10973362.11Helmchen Lorens857299Kaestner Robert857300Lo Sasso Anthony T(Anthony Thomas)857301MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455032603321Beyond health insurance1914240UNINA