Health Economics: #14 Emerging Adults w Mental Illness

Dive into the intricate web of conflicting healthcare incentives. Dr. Wang explains how health economics guides resource allocation for better outcomes.

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Welcome to Health Hats, learning on the journey toward best health. I am Danny van Leeuwen, a two-legged, old, cisgender, white man with privilege, living in a food oasis, who can afford many hats and knows a little about a lot of healthcare and a lot about very little. Most people wear hats one at a time, but I wear them all at once.  I'm the Rosetta Stone of Healthcare. We will listen and learn about what it takes to adjust to life's realities in the awesome circus of healthcare.  Let's make some sense of all this.

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About the ShowWatch on YouTubeRead NewsletterContentsEpisodeProemIntroducing Dr. Yun (Sherry) WangPodcast introMental health research-it’s complicatedHealth Economics – How is money spent?From whose point of view? Different reasons to spend moneyDirect and indirect costsSchizophrenia, for exampleUnder- and over-utilizationMedicare and MedicaidHealth Economics for decision makingHealth economics for policymakersThe time frame for economic analysis – years or lifetime?A word from our sponsor, AbridgePlugHealth Economics for advocatesHealth economics and homelessnessIncarcerationCrystal ball gazing far into a lifetimeA more comprehensive viewBuprenorphineStigma and BuprenorphineHome value disparities as an indicatorMapping disparitiesReflectionPodcast OutroProduction TeamOther CreditsLinks and referencesDisclaimerSponsored by AbridgeRelated podcastsCreative Commons Licensing

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Several guests in this Emerging Adults with Mental Illness series discussed conflicting incentives. What does that even mean? Do incentives mean motivation? Why we do what we do? Are we talking about incentives for patients and caregivers, insurance companies, consultants, vendors, policymakers, clinicians, drug companies, pharmacy benefit companies, employers, or communities?

In the last episode with Dr. Amanda Chue, we examined dynamic tensions. Incentives certainly cause tensions. Health

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care is big business, with massive amounts of money involved, extremely fragmented systems within systems, and much power at stake. No wonder we think of conflicting incentives. The first health economist I knew personally was Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, of Health Populi fame. Full disclosure, Jane introduced me to blogging and suggested my name and brand, Health Hats.
Introducing Dr. Yun (Sherry) Wang
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Our guest today is Dr. Yun Wang, who prefers Sherry. Dr. Wang is Assistant Professor in Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Chapman University School of Pharmacy. Before joining Chapman, she worked in global health, epidemiology, social science, clinical pharmacy, health economics, and health service research in Asia, Australia, and America. She is also an Alumni Affiliate at the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity, Washington University in St Louis. Her research interests lie in pharmacoepidemiology and health service research for substance users and chronic disease patients—a perfect guest for us.
Podcast intro
Welcome to Health Hats, the Podcast. I'm Danny van Leeuwen, a two-legged cisgender old white man of privilege who knows a little bit about a lot of healthcare and a lot about very little. We will listen and learn about what it takes to adjust to life's realities in the awesome circus of healthcare. Let's make some sense of all of this.

Health Hats: Sherry, thank you so much for joining us today. I'm excited about this. We met a month or two ago,