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Discrete choice experiments quantify respondent preferences over different alternative treatments due to their attributes. DCE assume individuals are rational and do not pick dominated options (i.e., where one option is weakly better than another option across all attributes and strictly better than the option across at least one attribute). However,


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Treating serious mental illness is not just a good thing to do for altruistic reasons. It also can improve health outcomes and reduce cost for those with comorbid physical conditions as well. Vincent Joralemon writes in Health Affairs Forefront regarding this issue. The article quotes Sherry Rais, CEO of


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As reported by Kaiser Health News:

The value of drugmakers’ copay cards has become more unpredictable as insurers try to restrict their use. Many insurance plans, for instance, do not count the money f...


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From a recent paper by Nasseh et al. 2026 in Health Services Research:

Following acquisition, private equity-owned dental offices increased charges for dental care services by 3.3% (95% CI: 2.3%–4.4%), although allowed prices for these ...


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VaxImpactMap is an interesting online tool that quantifies the health and economic costs of declining childhood vaccination. The tool was developed by Mahmud Sheku, Connor Van Meter, Robert Bednarczyk, and Ben Lopman at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. The tool focuses on chan...


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