Research Area: Acute and Chronic Health Care

Publications by Topics

Topic: Cost, Cost-Effectiveness

Citation

Wallack SS, Thomas CP, Martin TC, Ryan A (2007). Differences in Prescription Drug Use in HMO and Self-insured Health Plans. Medical Care Research and Review 64 (1): 98-116.

Mechanic RE, Baker CD, Lee TH (2006). Solutions for Massachusetts Healthcare: 2006. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Business Roundtable; December.

Thrivikraman J, Shepard DS, Bail RN, Kagubare J, Kanyange AR (2006). Managing Antiviral Treatment with a National Communications Network in Rwanda: Costs, Enhancements, and Sustainability of TRACnet. Rwanda Medical Journal 65 (1): 15-22.

Tompkins CP, Altman SH, Eilat E (2006). The Precarious Pricing System for Hospital Services. Health Affairs 25 (1): 45-56.

Charns M, Gittell JH (2005). Work Design. In: Shortell S, Kaluzny A, eds. Healthcare Management: Organizational Design and Behavior. Fifth ed. New York: Delmar Press.

Gittell JH, Briscoe F (2005). Physician Work: Greater Coordination and Increased Flexibility. Perspectives on Work 9 (2).

Lewis KK (2005). Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: Research and Reality. Issue Brief No. 25. Waltham, MA: The Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, and Health Care for All, Citizens Programs Corporation; March 30. No. 25.

Mechanic RE, Quigly K, Seifert R, Turnbull N (2005). MassHealth: It's Good for Business: Ten Facts the Employer Community Should Know About the Massachusetts Medicaid Program. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute; June.

Prottas J (2005). Costs, Charges and Medical Debt: What is the Real Goal? American Heart Hospitals Journal 3 (1): 39-45.

Shactman D (2005). Specialty Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgery Conters, and General Hospitals: Charting a Wise Public Policy Course; UpDate Conference Report. Health Affairs 24 (3): 868-873.

Chilingerian JA (2004). Clinical Focus in Health Care. Report. Washington DC: Council on Health Care Economics and Policy, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; September 10.

Doonan M, Shactman D (2004). Health Insurance Expansions, 2004: Examining the Options. Policy Brief. Waltham, MA: Council on Health Care Economics and Policy, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; January.

Gittell JH (2004). Achieving Focus in Hospital-Based Health Care: The Role of Relational Coordination. In: Herzlinger R, ed. Consumer Driven Health Care: Implications for Providers, Payers, and Policy-Makers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Gittell JH, Weiss L (2004). Coordination Networks Within and Across Organizations: A Multi-Level Framework. Journal of Management Studies 41 (1): 127-153.

Gurewich D, Prottas J, Seifert B, Seager S (2004). Medical Debt and Consumer Credit Counseling Services. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 15 (3): 336-346.

Jacobs EA, Shepard DS, Suaya JA, Stone EL (2004). Overcoming Language Barriers in Health Care: Costs and Benefits of Interpreter Services. American Journal of Public Health 94 (5): 866-869.

Janssen I, Shepard DS, Katzmarzyk PT, Roubenoff R (2004). The Healthcare Costs of Sarcopenia in the United States. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 52 (1): 80-85.

Shactman D (2004). Managing Cost and Quality Through the Health Care Delivery System. Policy Brief. Waltham, MA: Council on Health Care Economics and Policy, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; July.

Wallack SS, Weinberg DB, Thomas CP (2004). Health Plans' Strategies to Control Prescription Drug Spending. Health Affairs 23 (6): 141-148.

Andrulis D, Duchon L, Pryor C, Goodman N (2003). Paying for Health Care when You're Uninsured: How Much Support Does the Safety Net Offer? Boston, MA: The Access Project Community Access Monitoring Survey (CAMS); January.

Capitman J (2003). Effective Coordination of Medical and Supportive Services. Journal of Aging and Health 15 (1): 124-164.

Capitman J (2003). Verve not ERVs for Care Planners - Editorial. The Gerontologist 43 (6): 806-807.

Doonan M, Shactman D, Altman SH (2003). Regional Disparities in Health Spending: Implications for the Private Market and Medicare. Policy Brief. Waltham, MA: Council on Health Care Economics and Policy, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; July.

Gittell JH (2003). The Southwest Arilines Way: Using the Power of Relationships to Achieve High Performance. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Gurewich D, Prottas J (2003). Lynn Community Access Project: Final Evaluation. Boston, MA: The Access Project.

Gurewich D, Seifert B, Prottas J (2003). The Consequences of Medical Debt: Evidence from Three Communities. Waltham, MA: The Access Project and The Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University.

Pryor C, Seifert B, Gurewich D (2003). Medically-Related Debt: Do Public and Private Policies Contribute to the Problem? Boston, MA: The Access Project and The Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University for The Commonwealth Fund.

Pryor C, Seifert R, Gurewich D, Oblat L, Rosman B, Prottas J (2003). Unintended Consequences: How Federal Regulations and Hospital Policies Can Leave Patients in Debt. Boston, MA: The Access Project and The Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; June.

Rosman BP (2003). Medical Malpractice in Crisis: Health Care Policy Options. Background Paper. Washington, DC: Council on Health Care Economics and Policy, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; March 3.

Shactman D, Doonan M, Rosman B (2003). Medical Malpractice in Crisis. Policy Brief. Waltham, MA: Council on Health Care Economics and Policy, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; May.

Shactman D, Altman SH, Eilat E, Thorpe KE, Doonan M (2003). The Outlook for Hospital Spending. Health Affairs 22 (6): 12-26.

Thomas CP (2003). Incentive-Based Formularies - Perspectives. The New England Journal of Medicine 349 (23): 2186-2188.

Thomas CP, Wallack SS, Leung MY, Ritter G (2003). PBM-Administered Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Savings for Uninsured Seniors. Waltham, MA: Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; March 11.

Wallack SS, Tompkins CP (2003). Realigning Incentives in Fee-for-Service Medicare. Health Affairs 22 (4): 59-70.

Altman SH, Thomas CP (2002). Controlling Spending for Prescription Drugs - Editorial. The New England Journal of Medicine 346 (11): 855-856.

Bishop CE, Gliden D, Blom J, Kubisiak J, Hakim R, Lee A, Garnick DW (2002). Medicare Spending for Injured Elders: Are There Opportunities for Savings? Health Affairs 21 (6): 215-223.

Capitman J, Bhalotra S, Calderon-Rosado V, et al. (2002). CMS Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration in Ethnic and Racial Minorities. Waltham, MA: Heller School, Brandeis University.

Gittell JH (2002). Coordinating Mechanisms in Care Provider Groups: Relational Coordination as a Mediator and Input Uncertainty as a Moderator of Performance Effects. Management Science 48 (11): 1408-1426.

Gittell JH (2002). Relationships between Service Providers and their Impact on Customers. Journal of Service Research 4 (4): 299-311.

Leutz W, Greenlick M, Nonenkamp L, della Penna R (2002). Kaiser Permanente's Manifesto 2005 Demonstration: the Promises and Limits of Devolution. Journal of Aging and Social Policy 14 (3/4): 233-244.

Mechanic RE (2002). Disease Management: A Promising Approach for Purchasers: Issue Brief. Washington, DC: National Health Care Purchasing Institute; May.

Ritter G, Thomas CP, Wallack SS (2002). Greater Use of Generics: a Prescription for Drug Cost Savings. Waltham, MA: Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; February.

Seifert B (2002). The Uncompensated Care Pool: Saving the Safety Net. Boston, MA: The Access Project.

Shactman D (2002). Can Health Care Spending Be Contained? Policy Brief. Waltham, MA: Council on Health Care Economics and Policy, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; July.

Shactman D, Doonan M (2002). Reimagining Medicaid. Policy Brief. Waltham, MA: Council on Health Care Economics and Policy, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; September.

Doonan M (2001). The Economics of Prescription Drug Pricing: A Background Paper. Waltham, MA: Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Change, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; March.

Lane SG, Longstreth E, Nixon V (2001). A Community Leader's Guide to Hospital Finance: Evaluating How a Hospital Gets and Spends Its Money. Boston, MA: The Access Project.

Mechanic RE (2001). Proactive Medical Management. Cambridge, MA: Forrester Research; April.

Shepard DS (2001). The Employer's Perspective - Editorial. American Journal of Managed Care 7 (1): 85-86.

Thomas CP, Ritter G, Wallack SS (2001). Growth in Prescription Drug Spending among Insured Elders. Health Affairs 20 (5): 265-277.

Wallack SS, Thomas CP, Ritter G (2001). Recent Trends in Prescription Drug Spending for Insured Individuals under 65 and Age 65 and Older. Waltham, MA: Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; July 30.

Access Project (1999). Using Data: A Guide for Community Health Activists. Boston, MA: The Access Project.

Altman SH, Reinhardt UE, Shactman D, eds. (1999). Regulating Managed Care: Theory, Practice, and Future Options. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Change.

Bishop CE (1999). Efficiency of Home Care: Notes for an Economic Approach to Resource Allocation. Journal of Aging and Health 11 (3): 277-298.

Bishop CE, Kerwin J, Wallack SS (1999). The Medicare Home Health Benefit: Implications of Recent Payment Changes. Care Management Journals 1 (3): 189-196.

McDonough J (1999). Healthcare Policy: The Basics. Boston, MA: The Access Project.

McDonough J (1999). La Politica Del Cuidado de la Salud en Los Estados Unidos: Informacion Basica. Boston, MA: The Access Project.

Ramos-Gomez FJ, Shepard DS (1999). Cost-Effectiveness Model for Prevention of Early Childhood Caries. Journal of the California Dental Association 27 (7): 539-544.

Shepard DS (1999). Book Review: Review of Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 2 (2): 91-92.

Bishop CE (1998). The Cost-Adjustment Factor in the Rate-Setting Method for Medicaid Nursing Home Facilities. Testimony before the Massachusetts Commission on Health Care Finance and Policy. December 29.

Fischer LR, Leutz W, von Sternbert TL, Ripley J (1998). The Closing of a Social HMO: A Case Study. Journal of Aging and Social Policy 10 (1): 57-75.

Shactman D (1998). The Role of Regulation in a Market Oriented Health Care System. Waltham, MA: Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Fifth Princeton Conference; July 30.

Shepard DS, Hodgkin D, Wilson M, Messerli FH, Jacobs RP, Brunton S, Wagner SL (1998). Cost Effectiveness of Intensive Treatment of Hypertension. American Journal of Managed Care 4 (12 (Supplement)): S765-S770.

Barona BZ, Becerra V.H., Robertson RL, Shepard DS (1997). Costos de un Programa de Atención Primaria de Salud Basado en Voluntarias. Colombia Médica 28 (2).

Bishop CE, Brown RS, Phillips B, Ritter G, Skwara KC (1997). An Interim Solution for Medicare Home Health Payment - Response. Health Affairs 16 (2): 262-263.

Brown R, Phillips B, Bishop CE, Thornton C, Ritter G, Klein A, Schochet P, Skwara KC (1997). The Effects of Predetermined Payment Rates for Medicare Home Health Care. Health Services Research 32 (4): 397-414.

Claxton G, Feder J, Shactman D, Altman SH (1997). Public Policy Issues in Nonprofit Conversions: An Overview. Health Affairs 16 (2): 9-28.

Cohen M, Nandakumar N (1997). The Changing face of Long Term Care Insurance in 1994: Profiles and Innovations in a Dynamic Market. Inquiry-the Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing 34 (1): 50-61.

Robertson RL, Barona BZ, Becerra VH, Shepard DS, Becerra J, Bongiovanni A, Essayan V (1997). Un Programa De Atención Primaria En Salud Basado En Voluntarias En Cali: Metas Vs. Realidades. Colombia Médica 28 (4): 167-176.

Shactman D, Altman SH (1997). Hospital Conversions and Uncompensated Care - Letter. Health Affairs 16 (3): 270-271.

Altman SH, Reinhardt UE, eds. (1996). Strategic Choices for a Changing Health Care System. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. The Baxter Health Policy Review, Volume II.

Bishop CE, Wallack SS (1996). National Health Expenditure Limits: The Case for a Global Budget Process. Milbank Quarterly 74 (3): 361-376.

Bishop CE, Brown RS, Phillips B, Ritter G, Skwara KC (1996). The Home Health Visit: an Appropriate Unit for Medicare Payment? Health Affairs 15 (4): 145-55.

Capitman J, Yee DL (1996). Should Family Members be Paid to Provide Care to Elderly Persons? In: Scharlach AE, Kaye LE, eds. Controversial Issues in Aging. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Garnick DW, Hendricks AM, Comstock CB, Pryor DB (1996). A Guide to Using Administrative Data for Medical Effectiveness Research. The Journal of Outcomes Management 3 (1): 18-23.

Parente ST, Weiner JP, Garnick DW, Fowles J, Lawthers AG, Palmer RH (1996). Profiling Resource Use by Primary-Care Practices: Managed Medicare Implications. Health Care Financing Review 17 (4): 23-42.

Shactman D, Fishman A (1996). State Regulation of Health Industry Conversions From Not-For-Profit to For-Profit Status. Report. Waltham, MA: Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Change, Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; December 30.

Shactman D, Altman SH (1996). The Conversion of Hospitals From Not-for-Profit to For-Profit Status. Report. Waltham, MA: Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Change, Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; September.

Tompkins CP, Wallack SS, Bhalotra S, Chilingerian JA, Glavin MPV, Ritter G, Hodgkin D (1996). Bringing Managed Care Incentives to Medicare's Fee-for-Service Sector. Health Care Financing Review 17 (4): 43-63.

Wallack SS, Levine HJ (1996). Managed Care for People with Disabilites: Caring for Those with the Greatest Need. Section I: Overview. In: Altman SH, Reinhardt UE, eds. Strategic Choices for a Changing Health Care System. Vol II. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press, 351-361.

Wallack SS, Skwara KC, Cai J (1996). Redefining Rate Regulation in a Competitive Environment. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 21 (3): 489-510.

Topic: Costs, Spending

Citation

Wallack SS, Thomas CP, Martin TC, Ryan A (2007). Differences in Prescription Drug Use in HMO and Self-insured Health Plans. Medical Care Research and Review 64 (1): 98-116.

Altman SH, Shactman D, Eilat E (2006). Could U.S. Hospitals Go the Way of U.S. Airlines? Health Affairs 25 (1): 11-21.

Mechanic RE, Baker CD, Lee TH (2006). Solutions for Massachusetts Healthcare: 2006. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Business Roundtable; December.

Mongan J, Mechanic R, Lee T (2006). Transforming U.S. Health Care: Policy Challenges Affecting the Integration and Improvement of Care. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution; December.

Tompkins CP, Altman SH, Eilat E (2006). The Precarious Pricing System for Hospital Services. Health Affairs 25 (1): 45-56.

Charns M, Gittell JH (2005). Work Design. In: Shortell S, Kaluzny A, eds. Healthcare Management: Organizational Design and Behavior. Fifth ed. New York: Delmar Press.

Gittell JH, Briscoe F (2005). Physician Work: Greater Coordination and Increased Flexibility. Perspectives on Work 9 (2).

Prottas J (2005). Costs, Charges and Medical Debt: What is the Real Goal? American Heart Hospitals Journal 3 (1): 39-45.

Shactman D (2005). Specialty Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgery Conters, and General Hospitals: Charting a Wise Public Policy Course; UpDate Conference Report. Health Affairs 24 (3): 868-873.

Thomas CP, Wallack SS, Martin TC (2005). How Do Seniors Use Their Prescription Drug Discount Cards? Health Affairs Web Exclusive: W5-180-190.

Altman SH, Shactman D (2004). More Beds for Boomers: A Top 10 List of Reasons Why Hospitals Will Continue to Expand Capacity. Modern Healthcare 34 (10): 32.

Altman SH, Shactman D, Eilat E (2004). The Outlook for U.S. Hospitals: Forces Driving Spending Growth and Revenue Constraints and Their Implications for Israel. In: Ofer G, ed. The Future Hospital Workshop Report. Tiberias, 31-54.

Gittell JH, Weiss L (2004). Coordination Networks Within and Across Organizations: A Multi-Level Framework. Journal of Management Studies 41 (1): 127-153.

Gittell JH (2003). The Southwest Arilines Way: Using the Power of Relationships to Achieve High Performance. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Altman SH, Shactman D, eds. (2002). Policies for an Aging Society. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Gittell JH (2002). Relationships between Service Providers and their Impact on Customers. Journal of Service Research 4 (4): 299-311.

Thomas CP, Shactman D, Altman SH (1999). Health Status, Technological Innovation, and Health Care Expenditures - Background Paper. Washington, DC: Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Change, Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; February.

Bishop CE (1998). Health Cost Containment: What it Will Mean for Workers and Local Economies. Public Health Reports 113 (3): 204-13.

Fischer LR, Leutz W, von Sternbert TL, Ripley J (1998). The Closing of a Social HMO: A Case Study. Journal of Aging and Social Policy 10 (1): 57-75.

Khandker RK, Simoni-Wastila LJ (1998). Differences in Prescription Drug Utilization and Expenditures between Blacks and Whites in the Georgia Medicaid Population. Inquiry-the Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing 35 (1): 78-87.

Long L (1998). Medicare in Massachusetts: The Impact of the 1997 Balanced Budget Agreement. Issue Brief No. 2. Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Health Policy Forum , Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; July. No. 2.

Altman SH, Shactman D (1997). Should We Worry About Hospitals' High Administrative Costs? - Editorial. The New England Journal of Medicine 336 (11): 798-799.

Shactman D, Altman SH (1997). Hospital Conversions and Uncompensated Care - Letter. Health Affairs 16 (3): 270-271.

Altman SH, Wallack SS (1996). Health Care Spending: Can the United States Control It? In: Altman SH, Reinhardt UE, eds. Strategic Choices for a Changing Health System. Vol II. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press, 1-32.

Altman SH, Reinhardt UE, eds. (1996). Strategic Choices for a Changing Health Care System. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. The Baxter Health Policy Review, Volume II.

Altman SH, Reinhardt UE (1996). Where Does Health Care Reform Go from Here? An Unchartered Odyssey. In: Altman SH, Reinhardt UE, eds. Strategic Choices for a Changing Heatlh Care System. Vol II. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press, xxi-xxxii.

Bishop CE, Altman SH, Shactman D (1996). Effects on Employment of a Deceleration in Health Spending. Waltham, MA: Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, for the Council on the Economic Impact of Health Care Reform.

Bishop CE, Wallack SS (1996). National Health Expenditure Limits: The Case for a Global Budget Process. Milbank Quarterly 74 (3): 361-376.

Bishop CE, Brown RS, Phillips B, Ritter G, Skwara KC (1996). The Home Health Visit: an Appropriate Unit for Medicare Payment? Health Affairs 15 (4): 145-55.

Khandker RK, Simoni-Wastila L (1996). Utilization and Expenditures for Prescription Drugs in Eight State Medicaid Programs. Waltham, MA: Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, for the U.S. Healthcare Financing Administration; February 26.

Shactman D, Altman SH (1996). The Decline in Employment Based Health Insurance. Compensation and Benefits Management 12 (2): 35-44.

Wallack SS, Skwara KC, Cai J (1996). Redefining Rate Regulation in a Competitive Environment. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 21 (3): 489-510.

Research Area: Behavioral Health

Publications by Topics

Topic: Cost, Cost-Effectiveness

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Daley M, Shepard DS, Bury-Maynard D (2005). Changes in Quality of Life for Pregnant Women in Substance User Treatment: Developing a Quality of Life Index for the Addictions. Substance Use & Misuse 40 (3): 375-94.

Krenzke T, Mohadjer L, Ritter G, Gadzuk A (2005). The Incentive Effects on Self-Report of Drug Use and Other Measures of Response Quality in the Alcohol and Drug Services Study. Journal of Economic and Social Measurement 30 (2-3): 191-217.

Ritter G, Reif S, Gadzuk A, Krenzke T, Mohadjer L, Lee MT, Horgan CM (2005). Incentive Effects on Cooperation Rates and Sample Composition in the Alcohol and Drug Services Study. Journal of Economic and Social Measurement 30 (2-3): 171-189.

Shepard DS, Beinecke RH, Daley M, Guest Editors (2005). Managed Behavioral Health: A Report on the First Statewide Carve-Out: A Special Double Issue. Administration and Policy in Mental Health 32 (4): 311-476.

Shepard DS, Beinecke RH, Daley M, Hurley C (2005). Managed Behavioral Health: Lessons from Massachusetts. Administration and Policy in Mental Health 32 (4): 311-319.

Shepard DS, Strickler GK, McAuliffe WE, Beaston-Blaakman A, Rahman M, Anderson TE (2005). Unmet Need for Substance Abuse Treatment of Adults in Massachusetts. Administration and Policy in Mental Health 32 (4): 403-426.

Shevitz AH, Wilson IB, McDermott AY, Spiegelman D, Skinner SC, Antonsson K, Layne JE, Beaston-Blaakman A, Shepard DS, Gorbach SL (2005). A Comparison of the Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of 3 Intervention Strategies for AIDS Wasting. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 38 (4): 399-406.

Daley M, Love CT, Shepard DS, Peterson CB, White KT, Hall F (2004). Cost-Effectiveness of Connecticut's In-Prison Substance Abuse Treatment. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 39 (3): 69-92.

Hodgkin D, Shepard DS, Anthony YE, Strickler GK (2004). A Publicly Managed Substance Abuse Carve-out: Effects on Spending and Utilization. Administration and Policy in Mental Health 31 (3): 197-217.

Shepard DS, Reif S (2004). The Value of Vocational Rehabilitation in Substance Abuse Treatment: A Cost-Effectiveness Framework. Substance Use & Misuse 39 (13 &14): 2581-2609.

Tompkins CP, Perloff J (2004). Using Information to Guide Managed Behavioral Health Care. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research 31 (1): 98-110.

Ettner SL, Argeriou M, McCarty D, Dilonardo J, Liu H (2003). How Did the Introduction of Managed Care for the Uninsured in Iowa Affect the Use of Substance Abuse Services? Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 30 (1): 26-40.

Hodgkin D, Horgan CM, Garnick DW, Merrick EL (2003). Cost Sharing for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services in Managed Care Plans. Medical Care Research and Review 60 (1): 101-116.

McCarty D, Argeriou M (2003). The Iowa Managed Substance Abuse Care Plan: Access, Utilization, and Expenditures for Medicaid Recipients. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 30 (1): 18-25.

Shepard DS, Beaston-Blaakman A, Horgan CM (2003). The ADSS Cost Study: Costs of Substance Abuse Treatment in the Specialty Sector. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies (Analytic Series: A-20), DHHS Publication No. SMA 03-3762.

Magura S, Horgan CM, Mertens JR, Shepard DS (2002). Effects of Managed Care on Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Treatment. Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 26 (3): 416-422.

Shepard DS (2002). Evidence-Based Public Health (Commentary): Integrated Medical and Substance Abuse Treatment Increases Abstinence Rates for People with Substance Abuse-Related Medical Condition. Evidence-Based Healthcare 6 (2): 51-52.

Daley M, Argeriou M, McCarty D, Callahan JJ, Shepard DS, Williams CN (2001). The Impact of Substance Abuse Treatment Modality on Birth Weight and Health Care Expenditures. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 33 (1): 57-66.

Merrick EL, Garnick DW, Horgan CM, Goldin D, Hodgkin D, Sciegaj M (2001). Benefits in Behavioral Health Carve-Out Plans of Fortune 500 Firms. Psychiatric Services 52 (7): 943-948.

Shepard DS, Daley M, Ritter G, Hodgkin D, Beinecke RH (2001). Effects of a Statewide Carve-Out on Spending and Access to Substance Abuse Treatment in Massachusetts, 1992 -1996. Health Services Research 36 (6): Part II: 32-44.

Simoni-Wastila L (2001). Application of Pharmacoeconomics: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Behavioral Health. In: Bogenberg FR, ed. Introduction to Applied Pharmacoeconomics. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Medical Publishing Division, 126-143.

Daley M, Argeriou M, McCarty D, Callahan JJ, Shepard DS, Williams CN (2000). The Costs of Crime and the Benefits of Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant Women. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 19 (4): 445-458.

Hodgkin D, Horgan CM, Garnick DW, Merrick EL, Goldin D (2000). Why Carve Out? Determinants of Behavioral Health Contracting Choice Among Large US Employers. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 27 (2): 178-193.

Schmidt L, McCarty D (2000). Welfare Reform and the Changing Landscape of Substance Abuse Services for Low-Income Women. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 24 (8): 1298-1311.

Shepard DS, Larson MJ, Hoffmann NG (1999). Cost-Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Services: Implications for Public Policy. Psychiatric Clinics of North America 22 (2): 385-400.

McCarty D, McGuire TG, Harwood HJ, Field T (1998). Using State Information Systems for Drug Abuse Services Research. American Behavioral Scientist 41 (8): 1090-1106.

Merrick EL (1998). Treatment of Major Depression before and after Implementation of a Behavioral Health Carve-Out Plan. Psychiatric Services 49 (12): 1563-1567.

Garnick DW, Hendricks AM, Comstock C, Horgan CM (1997). Do Individuals with Substance Abuse Diagnoses Incur Higher Charges than Individuals with Other Chronic Conditions? Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 14 (5): 457-465.

Beinecke RH, Callahan JJ, Shepard DS, Cavanaugh DA, Larson MJ (1996). The Massachusetts Mental Health Substance Abuse Managed Care Program: The Providers' View. Administration and Policy in Mental Health 23 (5): 379-391.

Shepard DS, McKay JR (1996). Cost-Effectiveness of Drug Abuse Treatment. Waltham, MA: Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University.

Topic: Costs, Spending

Citation

Hall W, Doran C, Degenhardt L, Shepard DS (2006). Illicit Opiate Abuse. In: Jamison D, et al., eds. Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries. 2nd Edition ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 907-932.

Brolin M, Horgan CM, Amaro H, Doonan M (2005). Substance Abuse Treatment in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Gaps, Consequences and Solutions. Waltham, MA: The Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; November.

Shepard DS, Beinecke RH, Daley M, Hurley C (2005). Managed Behavioral Health: Lessons from Massachusetts. Administration and Policy in Mental Health 32 (4): 311-319.

Capitman J, Nichols CA, Sciegaj M, Restuccia R, Miller M, Staton A, Krevor BS, Meredith J (1998). Funding Children's Health Care Through State Tobacco Taxes: Building Winning Coalitions with New and Unexpected Allies. Waltham, MA: The Heller School, Brandeis University, Health Care for All, Tobacco Control Resource Center and Community Catalyst; July.

Doonan M (1998). Will Alcohol be the Next Tobacco? Issue Brief No. 3. Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University; November 12.

McCarty D, McGuire TG, Harwood HJ, Field T (1998). Using State Information Systems for Drug Abuse Services Research. American Behavioral Scientist 41 (8): 1090-1106.

Larson MJ, Shepard DS, Zwick W, Stout RL (1997). Validity of Health Care Reporting Systems. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research (Supplement) 21 (3): 36A.

Shepard DS, Larson MJ, Legros N, Stout RL (1997). Health Costs of Alcohol Patients in a HMO. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research (Supplement) 21 (3): 36A.

Garnick DW, Hendricks AM, Drainoni ML, Horgan CM, Comstock C (1996). Private Sector Coverage of People with Dual Diagnoses. Journal of Mental Health Administration 23 (3): 317-328.

Garnick DW, Horgan CM, Hendricks AM, Comstock C (1996). Using Health Insurance Claims Data to Analyze Substance Abuse Charges and Utilization. Medical Care Research and Review 53 (3): 350-368.

Research Area: International Health

Publications by Topics

Topic: Cost, Cost-Effectiveness

Citation

Nandakumar AK (2005). Costing of the Mongolian Essential Health Package. Waltham, MA: Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, for the Asian Development Bank and Mongolian Ministry of Health; November.

Nandakumar AK, Tsolmongerel T, Bulganchimeg B (2005). Hospital Costing Study in Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar: Asian Development Bank and Mongolian Ministry of Health.

Orgil B, Tsolmongerel T, Jargalsaikhan N, Surenchimeg V, Nyamkhorol D, Nandakumar AK (2005). Costing the Mongolian Essential Health Package. Ulaanbaatar: Asian Development Bank and Mongolian Ministry of Health..

Shepard DS, Suaya JA, Halstead SB, Nathan MB, Gubler DJ, Mahoney RT, Wang DN, Meltzer MI (2004). Cost-Effectiveness of a Pediatric Dengue Vaccine. Vaccine 22 (9-10): 1275-1280.

Shepard DS, Bail RN, Merritt CG (2003). Cost-Effectiveness of USAID's Regional Program for Family Planning in West Africa. Studies in Family Planning 34 (2): 117-126.

Mawajdeh S, Khouri S, Qtaishet M, Khoury R, Nandakumar AK, Bhawalkar M, Arbaji A (2001). Rationing Staffing Patterns and Cost Analysis of Primary Care Services in Jordan. Primary Health Care Initiative Project, Bethesda, MD: Abt Associates.

Shepard DS, Hodgkin D, Anthony YE (2000). Analysis of Hospital Costs: a Manual for Managers. Geneva: World Health Organization - WHO.

Berman P, Nandakumar AK, Yip WC (1999). Health Care Utilization and Expenditures in the Arab Republic of Egypt 1994-95: Report from the DDM Survey. Bethesda, MD: Partnerships for Health Reform Project.

Nandakumar AK, Nada K, Ibrahim A, Ezzat M, El-Beih W (1999). Health Expenditure Review: Alexandria, Egypt. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates, prepared for the Ministry of Health, Egypt, Funded by the United States Agency for International Development; May.

Frere JJ, Nandakumar AK (1998). Costing the Basic Benefits Package in Egypt. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates, Funded by the United States Agency for International Development; December.

Garg CG, Nandakumar AK, Berman P (1998). Equity in Financing and Utilization of Health Care in India. Boston, MA: Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Funded by the United States Agency for International Development.

Kongsin S, Cameron CSM, Suebsaeng L, Shepard DS (1998). Levels and Determinants of Expenditure on HIV/AIDS in Thailand. In: Ainsworth M, Fransen L, Over M, eds. Confronting AIDS: Evidence from the Developing World. Brussels: European Commission, Chapter 12F, 297-305.

Shepard DS (1998). Economic Analysis of Antiretroviral Therapy in Botswana. Gaborone, Botswana: Institute for Health Policy, Brandeis University; May 31.

Shepard DS, Anthony YE, McNaught A, Davis K (1998). Evaluation of Health Sector Initiatives Program. Kingston, Jamaica: Institute for Health Policy, Brandeis University; September 21.

Barona BZ, Becerra V.H., Robertson RL, Shepard DS (1997). Costos de un Programa de Atención Primaria de Salud Basado en Voluntarias. Colombia Médica 28 (2).

El Masri B, Gabra N, Afefi I, Ahmed M, Edries H, Nageb G, Hassan R, Ibrahim A, (Suez Team) S, Fouad S, Ezat E, Yousri M, Sharawy M, Fathy H, Moustafa I, Madkour F, Ismail A, Abdul-Latif M, Soliman H, Farg M, (Department of Planning), Waheb Y, Kamel L, Mena R, (Consultants), Salah H, Walsh JA, Nandakumar AK, (Harvard Team) (1997). Cost Analysis and Efficiency Indicators for Health Care: Suez General Hospital. Boston, MA: Data for Decision Making Project, Harvard School of Public Health.

Mohammed F, Ali M, Abd El Gel K, Safwat H, Ismail S, Nabel AG, Sadek HA, (Alexandria Team), S. Fouad E, Ezat M, Yousri M, Sharawy H, Fathy I, Moustafa I, Madkour F, Ismail A, Abdul-Latif A, Soliman H, Farg M, (Department of Planning), Waheb Y, Kamel L, Mena R, (Consultants), Salah H, Walsh JA, Nandakumar AK, (Harvard Team) (1997). Cost Analysis and Efficiency Indicators for Health Care: El Ganhuria General Hospital. Boston, MA: Data for Decision Making Project, Harvard School of Public Health..

Mohammed F, Ali M, Abd El Gel K, Safwat H, Ismail S, Nabel AG, Sadek HA, (Alexandria Team), Omar A, Helmy S, Serry M, El Serag I, Sadek AR, Eid M, (Bani Seuf Team), El Masri B, Gabra N, Afefi I, Ahmed M, Edries H, Nageb N, Hassan G, Ibrahim R, (Suez Team), Fouad S, Ezat E, Yousri M, Sharawy M, Fathy H, Moustafa I, Madkour F, Ismail A, Abdul-Latif A, Soliman H, Farg M, (Department of Planning), Salah H, Walsh JA, Nandakumar AK, (Harvard Team) (1997). Summary Output for 19 Primary Health Care Facilities in Alexandria, Bani Seuf and Suez 1993-94. Boston, MA: Data for Decision Making Project, Harvard School of Public Health..

Omar A, Helmy S, Serry M, El Serag I, Sadek AR, Eid M, (Bani Seuf Team ), Fouad S, Ezat E, Yousri M, Sharawy H, Fathy H, Moustafa I, Madkour F, Ismail A, Abdul-Latif A, Soliman H, Farg M, (Department of Planning), Waheb Y, Kamel L, Mena R, (Consultants), Salah H, Walsh JA, Nandakumar AK, (Harvard Team) (1997). Cost Analysis and Efficiency Indicators for Health Care: Beni-Suef General Hospital. Boston, MA: Data for Decision Making Project, Harvard School of Public Health..

Topic: Disease Burden

Citation

Shepard DS, Suaya JA, Halstead SB, Nathan MB, Gubler DJ, Mahoney RT, Wang DN, Meltzer MI (2004). Cost-Effectiveness of a Pediatric Dengue Vaccine. Vaccine 22 (9-10): 1275-1280.

Nandakumar AK, Schneider P, Damascene B (2000). Use of and Expenditures on Outpatient Health Care by a Group of HIV Positive Individuals in Rwanda. Bethesda, MA: Special Initiatives Report No. 28, Partnerships for Health Reform Project.

Shepard DS, Hodgkin D, Anthony YE (2000). Analysis of Hospital Costs: a Manual for Managers. Geneva: World Health Organization - WHO.

Shepard DS (1998). Economic Analysis of Antiretroviral Therapy in Botswana. Gaborone, Botswana: Institute for Health Policy, Brandeis University; May 31.

Topic: Costs, Spending

Citation

Nandakumar AK, Tsolmongerel T, Bulganchimeg B (2005). Hospital Costing Study in Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar: Asian Development Bank and Mongolian Ministry of Health.

Nandakumar AK, Wilweding J (2004). Forecasting Expenditures on Health care in Developing Countries: An Econometric Approach. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates, prepared for the International Association of Actuaries Health Section Conference; April.

Nandakumar AK, Azzam O, NHA Team (2003). The Samoa National Health Accounts for FY 2000/01. Apia: Ministry of Health and World Bank. Funded by the World Bank and prepared for the Ministry of Health, Samoa..

Susna D, Dmytraczenko T, Chanfreau C, Kombe G, Fairbank A, Nandakumar AK (2003). Application of the National Health Accounts HIV/AIDS Subanalysis to the Resource Flow Project. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates, Funded by the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute; November.

Susna D, Dmytraczenko T, Chanfreau C, Kombe G, Fairbank A, Nandakumar AK (2003). Note on Measuring Population Expenditures at a Subnational Level Using a National Health Accounts Framework. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates, Funded by the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute; November.

Nandakumar AK, Wilwerding J, Bhawalkar M, Arbaji A (2002). Jordan Healthcare Utilization and Expenditure Survey, 2000. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates, prepared for the Ministry of Health, Jordan, Funded by the United States Agency for International Development.

Moreland S, Nandakumar AK (1999). Household Expenditures on Health in Egypt: Evidence from Two Recent Surveys. Studies in Middle Eastern Health. Ann Arbor MI: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Michigan.

Frere JJ, Nandakumar AK (1998). Costing the Basic Benefits Package in Egypt. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates, Funded by the United States Agency for International Development; December.

Shepard DS (1998). Economic Analysis of Antiretroviral Therapy in Botswana. Gaborone, Botswana: Institute for Health Policy, Brandeis University; May 31.

Shepard DS, Anthony YE, McNaught A, Davis K (1998). Evaluation of Health Sector Initiatives Program. Kingston, Jamaica: Institute for Health Policy, Brandeis University; September 21.

Tibandebage P, Wangwe S, Mujinja P, Bail RN, Shepard DS (1998). Expenditures on HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. In: Ainsworth M, Fransen L, Over M, eds. Confronting AIDS: Evidence from the Developing World. Brussels: European Commission, Chapter 12E, 289-296.

Shepard DS (1997). Expenditures on AIDS in Developing Countries: Patterns and Implications - Editorial. AIDS Targeted Information 11: R103-R105.

Shepard DS (1997). The Cost of AIDS. World Health 50 (5): 20-21.