Center for Health Care Evaluation |
CHCE Investigators
Wei Yu, Ph.D.
Brief Bio
- Ph.D. Economics, Clemson University
Research Interests
- Health care policy and financing
- Cost effectiveness and cost determination
- Health care for the elderly
Publications
Yu W, Wagner TH, Barnett PG. Disease, rather than
age. Is the critical variable in cost of final VA nursing home stays. Medical
Care Research and Review. 2006;In press.
Yu W, Wagner TH, Barnett PG. Determinants of cost
among people who died in VA nursing homes. Medical Care Research
and Review. 2006;In press.
Richardson SS, Sullivan G, Hills A, Yu
W. Use of
aggressive medical treatments near the end of life: Differences between
patients with and without dementia. Health Serv Res. 2006;In
press.
Richardson SS, Yu W. Controlling for patient case mix at the end of life: issues
in identifying cause of death. JAMA. Aug 17 2005;294(7):793-794.
Wu M, Xin Y, Wang H, Yu W. Private and public cross-subsidization: financing
Beijing's health-insurance reform. Health Policy. Apr 2005;72(1):41-52.
Yu W, Ravelo A, Wagner TH, Barnett PG. The relationships
among age, chronic conditions, and healthcare costs. Am J Manag
Care. Dec 2004;10(12):909-916.
Cowper D, Yu W, Kuebeler M, Kubal JD, Manheim LM,
Ripley BA. Using GIS in government: an overview of the VHA's Healthcare
Atlas, FY-2000. J Med Syst. Jun 2004;28(3):257-269.
Yu W, Cowper D, Berger M, Kuebeler M, Kubal J, Manheim L. Using GIS to profile
health-care costs of VA Quality-Enhancement Research Initiative diseases. J
Med Syst. Jun 2004;28(3):271-285.
Yu W, Ravelo A, Wagner TH, et al. Prevalence and costs of chronic conditions
in the VA health care system. Med Care Res Rev. Sep 2003;60(3 Suppl):146S-167S.
Yu W, Wagner TH, Chen S, Barnett PG. Average cost of VA rehabilitation, mental
health, and long-term hospital stays. Med Care Res Rev. Sep 2003;60(3
Suppl):40S-53S.
Emanuel EJ, Ash A, Yu W, et al. Managed care, hospice use, site of death, and
medical expenditures in the last year of life. Arch Intern Med. Aug
12-26 2002;162(15):1722-1728.
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