Adjusting to changes in health: implications for cost-effectiveness analysis

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A model in which individuals incur adjustment costs associated is introduced with adaptations made following the changes in their health. The model revealed that when health is multi-dimensional, and adjustment costs are incorporated, arriving at a consensus on even ordinal rankings of health states becomes impossible.

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Within-year variation in hospital utilization and its implications for hospital costs

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The daily occupancy in California hospitals has been measured and variation in hospital utilization at the daily level is examined. It has been found that there is substantial day-to-day variation in hospital utilization and noticeable differences between hospitals for variation in utilization.

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Assesing the macroeconomic impact of a healthcare problem: The application computable general equilibrium analysis to antimicrobial resistance

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The economic prosperity is linked to the positive health of the nation. A major economic approach is discussed by using a macroeconomic approach. The antimicrobial resistance and computable general equilibrium technique is demonstrated.

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