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学会（ASHE）会议的目标是为卫生经济学研究的新兴思想和实证结果提供一个论坛。更具体地说，目标是促进一个大型社区的卫生经济学家聚集在一起，提出和讨论高质量的论文代表新的和创新的研究在卫生经济学的重要领域。其成果包括更好的研究、新的研究思路的产生、初级研究人员的发展、前沿思想的传播以及更好的政策。 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医疗质量，医疗保险等主题（例如FFS与HMO和处方药计划），退休和健康，VA服务，健康和治疗差异，老年援助计划和健康，长期护理，老年人预防服务，差异，健康保险覆盖范围，技术传播，性别差异，健康生产函数，和计量经济学等，这将推动NIA的研究议程。我们现在正处于选择论文的审查阶段，因此与老龄化直接相关的论文的确切数量仍在确定中（上次会议有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。许多将出席的卫生经济学家是NIA的受资助者，其他人可能会在听取全体发言人和提交的论文后对这些主题感兴趣。 我们的两个特邀全体演讲者之一，马克麦克莱伦博士，高级研究员在AEI-Brookings联合中心，恩格尔伯格中心主任卫生保健改革，和伦纳德D。Schaeffer主任的健康政策研究主席，可能会谈到健康保险，护理质量和老龄化，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。 6月22日星期日将举行会前会议。定期科学会议将于6月23日至25日星期一至星期三举行。我们预计出席人数约为700人。 ASHE是一个相对较新的组织，是作为国际高等教育协会的一个附属机构成立的。2005年，我们在威斯康星州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、政策制定者和资助卫生经济学和卫生政策研究的人提供了一个交流思想和信息的论坛。我们希望NIA将有兴趣资助这次会议总费用的一小部分，特别是与老龄化有关的部分。第二届两年一度的美国卫生经济学家学会（ASHE）会议的目标是为卫生经济学研究的新兴思想和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将有兴趣资助本次会议与老龄化有关方面的总费用的一小部分。

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.