Equity and Efficiency in Health and Healthcare ? 2nd Biennial ASHE Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：第二届两年一次的美国卫生经济学家协会（ASHE）会议的目标是为新兴思想和卫生经济学研究的实证结果提供一个论坛。更具体地说，目标是促进一个大型卫生经济学家社区聚集在一起，介绍和讨论代表卫生经济学重要领域的新研究和创新研究的高质量论文。其结果包括更好的研究、产生新的研究思想、培养初级研究人员、传播前沿思想和更好的政策。其中一个热门领域是衰老。全体会议发言人、科学会议和海报将涵盖以下主题：护理质量、医疗保险（例如FFS与HMO和处方药计划）、退休和健康、退伍军人服务、健康和治疗方面的差距、老年援助计划和健康、长期护理、老年人预防服务、差距、健康保险覆盖面、技术传播、性别差异、卫生生产函数和计量经济学等。将推动NIA的研究议程。我们现在正处于论文选择的评审阶段，所以与老龄化直接相关的论文的确切数量还在确定中（上届会议有15篇）。然而，我们认为与衰老直接相关的大约40篇论文已经提交。参加会议的许多卫生经济学家都是NIA的受助人，其他人可能会在听完全体会议发言人和提交的论文后对这些主题感兴趣。我们的两位受邀的全体会议发言人之一，马克·麦克莱伦博士，aei -布鲁金斯联合中心的高级研究员，恩格尔伯格医疗改革中心主任，伦纳德·d·谢弗卫生政策研究主任，可能会就医疗保险，医疗质量和老龄化发表演讲，利用他在医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心的时间。麦克莱伦博士以其在医疗保险和促进高质量、创新和负担得起的医疗保健方面的工作而闻名。第二届两年一次的ASHE会议将于2008年6月22-25日在北卡罗来纳州达勒姆的杜克大学举行。会前会议将于6月22日星期日举行。定期科学会议将于6月23日至25日（周一至周三）举行。我们预计约有700人出席。ASHE是一个相对较新的组织，是iHEA的附属机构。2005年，我们在威斯康辛大学举行了一次非常成功的成立大会。通过这次会议，ASHE为卫生经济学研究人员、政策制定者以及卫生经济学和卫生政策研究的资助者提供了一个交流思想和信息的论坛。我们希望NIA有兴趣资助本次会议总费用的一小部分，特别是与老龄化相关的部分。第二届两年一次的美国卫生经济学家学会（ASHE）会议的目标是为新兴思想和卫生经济学研究的实证结果提供一个论坛。第二届两年一度的ASHE会议将于2008年6月22日至25日在北卡罗来纳州达勒姆的杜克大学举行，会前会议将于6月22日星期日举行。我们希望NIA有兴趣为本次会议与老龄化相关的部分提供一小部分资金。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the second biennial American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) conference is to provide a forum for emerging ideas and empirical results of health economics research. More specifically, the goal is to facilitate a large community of health economists to gather to present and discuss high quality papers representing new and innovative research in important areas of health economics. The outcomes include better research, generation of new research ideas, development of junior researchers, dissemination of cutting- edge ideas, and better policies. One of the topical areas is aging. Plenary speakers, scientific sessions, and posters will cover topics such as quality of care, Medicare (e.g. FFS vs. HMO and prescription drug plans), retirement and health, VA services, disparities in health and treatments, old age assistance programs and health, long-term care, preventive services for elderly, disparity, health insurance coverage, diffusion of technology, gender differences, health production functions, and econometrics, among others, that would move forward NIA's research agenda. We are now in the review phase of selecting papers, so the exact number of papers directly related to aging is still being determined (last conference had 15). However, about 40 papers, that we deem to be directly related to aging, have been submitted. Many of the health economists who will attend are NIA grantees, and others may become interested in these topics after hearing the plenary speakers and the papers presented. One of our two invited plenary speakers, Mark McClellan, PhD, senior fellow at the AEI-Brookings Joint Center, Director of the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, and Leonard D. Schaeffer Director's Chair in Health Policy Studies, will likely speak on health insurance, quality of care, and aging, drawing on his time at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dr. McClellan is known for his work on Medicare and promoting high quality, innovative and affordable health care. The second biennial ASHE conference will be held at Duke University in Durham, NC on June 22-25, 2008. There will be pre-conference session held on Sunday, June 22. Regular scientific sessions will be held Monday through Wednesday, June 23-25. We expect attendance of about 700. ASHE is a relatively new organization, formed as an affiliate of iHEA. We had a very successful inaugural meeting at the University of Wisconsin in 2005. Through the conference, ASHE provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information among health economics researchers, policy makers, and those who fund health economics and health policy research. We hope that NIA will be interested in funding a small portion of the total cost of this conference, particularly the aging-related components. Project Narrative The objective of the second biennial American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) conference is to provide a forum for emerging ideas and empirical results of health economics research. The second biennial ASHE conference will be held at Duke University in Durham, NC on June 22-25, 2008, with a pre-conference session held on Sunday, June 22. We hope that NIA will be interested in funding a small portion of the total cost of mounting the aging-related aspects of this conference.