Health Economics
The Inflation Reduction Act: Price negotiation underway for the first 10 drugs
29 November 2023
The first 10 drugs included in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were announced at the end of August. We discuss what they are, what they show us, and the potential ripple effects.
Fishing for Innovative Drugs with the ODRS: Potential Benefits and Challenges
6 February 2023
During an engaging discussion of Professor Aidan Hollis’ prizewinning proposal with Professor Adrian Towse a range of potential benefits and remaining questions were explored.
G7 Investments in New Antibiotics Would Pay Off – For Everyone
9 December 2022
Programs to incentivise antibiotic R&D are underway in the UK and under consideration in the US, EU, Canada, and Japan. We have assessed the benefits and costs to the members of the G7/EU and project that all G7/EU members would see big payoffs ranging from 11:1 in the UK to 28:1 for the US and Japan. Global returns from reducing the 1.27m people dying each year from AMR are even higher.
2017 OHE Annual Report to the Charity Commission
1 November 2018
This is OHE’s report to the Charity Commission for England and Wales for the year 2017, OHE’s first since becoming a registered charity in December 2016.…
The challenges and economics of drug development in 2022
1 July 2013
Based on OHE’s 50th anniversary conference, this publication captures the views of thought leaders from around the world about the scientific and economic climate for drug…
The Humble Economist: Tony Culyer on Health, Health Care and Social Decision Making
1 November 2012
The Humble Economist is an outstanding collection of the most important essays by Prof Tony Culyer, a founding father of health economics. It distils a powerful…
Applied Econometrics for Health Economists: A Practical Guide
1 January 2007
Available from Radcliffe publishing: http://www.radcliffe-oxford.com/books/bookdetail.aspx?ISBN=1846191718 Published in association with the Office of Health Economics Applied Econometrics for Help Economists introduces readers to the appropriate econometric techniques for…
The Economics of Health Care
1 January 2007
For over a decade, the OHE website included a popular interactive e-source, The Economics of Health Care, focusing on the UK and aimed at post-16 students…
Mental Health Economics and Policy in a Global Context
1 December 2003
The purpose of the conference was to locate and promote the role of health economics in mental health policy in low and middle income countries. Health…