Health Economics Consulting Group - Treatment Effects, Drug Evaluation, Cost Effectiveness Analysis

Examples of Projects

	Cost and Outcome Analysis
	Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of High-Efficacy Statins among High-Risk Patients in Usual Clinical Practice Treatment Guidelines and Patterns of Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Economic Evaluation of a Point-of-Care Test for Adenoviral Conjunctivitis Cost-Effectiveness of Pharmacological Treatment for Osteopenia in Postmenopausal Women Costs of Managing Treatment-Induced Osteoporosis among Women with Breast Cancer Fragility Fracture-Related Medical Costs in the First Year Following a Non-Vertebral Fracture in a Managed Care Setting Cost-Effectiveness of a Diabetes Education Program for Medicaid Patients Impact of Treatment Improvements on Treatment Costs for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Cost-Effectiveness of Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers in Treating Mild-to-Moderate Hypertension Medical Care Costs Associated with Postmenopausal Estrogen-Progestin Therapy (EPT)


	Market and Business Analysis
	The Effects of Specialty Hospitals on the Financial Performance of General Hospitals, 1997-2004 HECG Releases New Review of Research on Specialty Hospitals The Effect of Physician and Health Plan Market Concentration on Prices in Commercial Health Insurance Markets The Business of Health: The Role of Competition, Markets, and Regulation (Book, AEI Press, 2006) Economic Rationale for Hospital Specialization Economic and Policy Analysis of Specialty Hospitals Regional Economic Impact of Health Care Cost Inflation Geographic Market Definitions and Hospital Choice in Rural Markets Economic Analysis of Health Plan-Physician Integration


	Regulation and Policy Analysis
	Legal and Economic Analysis of Health Insurance Exchange Mechanisms The Role of Markets and Competition in Health Care Reform Initiatives to Improve Efficiency and Enhance Access to Care Economic Analysis of California’s Proposed Single-Payer Health Plan The Effects of California’s Proposition 86 on Acute Care Hospitals Economic and Policy Analysis of Specialty Hospitals Analysis of the Effects of Budget Changes on the Performance of California’s Area Agencies on Aging