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 | Jeremiah HurleyProfessor of Economics, McMaster University Verified email at mcmaster.ca Cited by 5013 |
Examining the role of health services research in public policymaking
Policymakers in the health care sector have begun to ask how to make better use of health
services research in developing public policy ( Buxton and Hanney 1996 ; Eisenberg 1998 ; …
services research in developing public policy ( Buxton and Hanney 1996 ; Eisenberg 1998 ; …
An overview of the normative economics of the health sector
J Hurley - Handbook of health economics, 2000 - Elsevier
This chapter provides an overview of normative analysis in the health sector in recent
decades. It surveys two distinct, but related, literatures. The first is normative analysis of the …
decades. It surveys two distinct, but related, literatures. The first is normative analysis of the …
Physician response to pay‐for‐performance: Evidence from a natural experiment
This study exploits a natural experiment in the province of Ontario, Canada, to identify the
impact of pay‐for‐performance (P4P) incentives on the provision of targeted primary care …
impact of pay‐for‐performance (P4P) incentives on the provision of targeted primary care …
Physician and practice characteristics associated with the early utilization of new prescription drugs
Background. Prescription of new drugs contributes to substantial increases in annual drug
expenditures. A small proportion of physicians appear to be early users of new prescription …
expenditures. A small proportion of physicians appear to be early users of new prescription …
Inequity in a market-based health system: Evidence from Canada's dental sector
We study the extent and drivers of income-related inequity in utilization of dental services in
Canada using the concentration-index approach that has been widely applied to study …
Canada using the concentration-index approach that has been widely applied to study …
The policy analysis of 'values talk': lessons from Canadian health reform
Despite widespread recognition of the importance of values, decision makers and stakeholders
in health policy appear to disagree fundamentally over what ‘values’ essentially are. …
in health policy appear to disagree fundamentally over what ‘values’ essentially are. …
Inequity in publicly funded physician care: what is the role of private prescription drug insurance?
This study examines the impact that private financing of prescription drugs in Canada has on
equity in the utilization of publicly financed physician services. The complementary nature …
equity in the utilization of publicly financed physician services. The complementary nature …
The cost-effectiveness of cash versus lottery incentives for a web-based, stated-preference community survey
We present the results of a randomized experiment to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
of response incentives for a stated-preference survey of a general community …
of response incentives for a stated-preference survey of a general community …
[HTML][HTML] Selecting effective incentive structures in health care: A decision framework to support health care purchasers in finding the right incentives to drive …
Background The Ontario health care system is devolving planning and funding authority to
community based organizations and moving from steering through rules and regulations to …
community based organizations and moving from steering through rules and regulations to …
Estimating the price elasticity of expenditure for prescription drugs in the presence of non‐linear price schedules: an illustration from Quebec, Canada
The price elasticity of demand for prescription drugs is a crucial parameter of interest in
designing pharmaceutical benefit plans. Estimating the elasticity using micro‐data, however, is …
designing pharmaceutical benefit plans. Estimating the elasticity using micro‐data, however, is …
