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A Guide to Conferences for Health Economists
By Anne M. Burton and Barton Willage You are no doubt familiar with ASHEcon but there are many other conferences both local and international that can provide great opportunities for presenting your...
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Wearing Two Hats: The “Why, When, and How” of Being a (Health) Economist and...
By Sumedha Gupta and Preeti Pushpalata Zanwar Economics as a discipline has always stressed the value of causal inference. In other disciplines such as health services research, however, descriptive...
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Welcome to San Diego!
By Brandyn Churchill and Joe Sabia As two people who truly adore San Diego — Brandyn as an alumnus who loves returning and Joe as a faculty member who just can’t leave — we are thrilled that ASHEcon...
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Data Corner Episode 0: A Brief Overview
By Barton Willage New health economics researchers quickly discover a vast landscape of data, both common sources and those that are less often used. Data are key to all of our research, but it can...
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Summary of the 2024 ASHEcon Opening Plenary on Medical Price Transparency
By Anne M. Burton The 2024 ASHEcon conference in San Diego started off with a thought-provoking opening plenary entitled, “Medical Price Transparency from Insurers: Where Are We and What is Next for...
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IHEA and ASHEcon Introduce 2024 Initiatives in Digital Health and Innovation
By Lucy Xiaolu Wang, Ph.D., UMass Amherst The IHEA Special Interest Group on Digital Health Technology After nearly a year of preparation, the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Digital Health Technology...
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Data Corner Episode 1: National Vital Statistics System
By James Flynn, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics at Miami University and IZA Question 1: Tell us about a project or projects you’ve used this data for. What stage are these in (published,...
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Introducing the Cornell Health Policy Center
By Beth McGinty and Colleen L. Barry The Cornell Health Policy Center (CHPC) was launched in November 2024. The Center is co-led by founding directors Dr. Beth McGinty, Ph.D., M.S., Chief of the...
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Interview with Professor Kosali Simon on Mentorship
By Preeti Pushpalata Zanwar PPZ: It is an honor to finally connect with you and to learn about the mentoring programs and initiatives that you have been part of. I just finished hearing about your...
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Interview with Richard Shoge on the Military Health System Research Program...
By Anne M. Burton Much of what we know about the public provision of health care in the U.S. comes from studies of Medicare, and to a lesser extent, Medicaid. Both of these programs, however, only...
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