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October 01, 2004
Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Improve Health Care: Peter J. Neumann
Author: Peter J. Neumann
ISBN: 0195171861
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Discounted Price: $26.25
Oct 2004, Hardback
Oxford University Press is proud to present: Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Improve Health Care Opportunities and Barriers by Peter J. Neumann, Associate Professor of Policy and Decision Science in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health.
As health costs in the U.S. soar past $1.5 trillion, it is widely agreed that we could do better by using cost-effective analysis (CEA) to help determine which health care services are most worthwhile. American policy makers, however, have largely avoided using CEA, and researchers have devoted little attention to understanding why this is so. By considering the economic, social, legal, and ethical factors that contribute to the situation, and how they can be negotiated in the future, this book offers a unique perspective. It traces the roots of CEA in health and medicine, describes its promise for rational resource allocation, and discusses the nature of the opposition to it, using Medicare and the Oregon health plans as examples.
The book seeks to find common ground and practical solutions analyzing the prospects for change and presents a roadmap for getting there. It offers pragmatic advice for cost-effectiveness analysts, and also offers advice for policy makers and politicians, including lessons from Europe, Canada, and Australia, and underlines the need for leadership to establish the conditions for change. Order by phone 1-800-451-7556 or http://www.oup.com/us/
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