Health Economics
Our health economists study the underlying causes of the high cost of health care and whether health care can be improved through better resource allocation and health care financial management. In examining diverse medical problems including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, lead poisoning, and substance abuse, our research helps policy makers decide how to allocate personal, technical, and financial resources to improve public health and the human condition.
Focus Areas
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Health Care Financing and Payment
Benefits of alternate health insurance models; financial incentives; health care costs and use; health care competition; provider reimbursement and payment systems -
Behavioral Health Economics
Comorbidity of substance abuse, mental health, and infectious diseases; assistance and treatment programs; workforce health and substance abuse prevention; youth and adolescence -
Public Health Economics
Burden-of-disease/cost-of-illness research; cost-effectiveness research; cost-benefit analyses - Health Promotion Economics
RTI-UNC Center of Excellence; economics of chronic diseases; economic theory, tools, and methods in health promotion
Capabilities
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Cost/benefit analyses of interventions and treatments
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Cost-effectiveness studies
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Economic modeling
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Program evaluations
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