Health Policy Simulation
Our work in Health Policy Simulation
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Medicare’s Big Fat Problem, Fiscal and Otherwise
You can’t draw a straight line between growing Medicare spending and expanding American waistlines. But policymakers would be wise to keep both in mind as they ponder how to pay for the health care of 75-million-plus baby boomers who likely will live longer in worse health.
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The Value of Delaying Alzheimer’s Disease Onset
Models show that the number of patients will more than double in 40 years, and costs associated with their care will nearly quintuple.
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ASHEcon: June 22-25, 2014
The Schaeffer Center was selected to host the 2014 American Society for Health Economists (ASHEcon), the premiere conference in health economics.
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The Growing Gap in Life Expectancy: Using the Future Elderly Model to Estimate Implications for Social Security and Medicare
This paper used the Future Elderly Model to estimate the effects of increased mortality gaps on the progressivity of Social Security and Medicare for those born between 1928 and 1990, and found that significant reductions in progressivity of both programs if current mortality trends persist and noticeable effects on total program costs.
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Growing Older But Not Growing Old
For many, growing older is not accompanied by life-limiting declines in health, according to a new study in the Journals of Gerontology.
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Delayed Aging is Better Investment than Cancer, Heart Disease Research
Delayed aging is a better investment than cancer, heart disease research according to new study led by Dana Goldman.
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Quintiles Seminar Series – Fall: Sep-Dec 2013
The Quintiles Seminar Series is a biweekly seminar series that features prominent academics, researchers, policy makers, and industry leaders to discuss prevalent and current themes in health, policy, and economics.
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