The Indiana University – Health Economics Consortium (HEC) brings together faculty and trainees to advance research on economic evaluations in health and healthcare. Our goal is to produce policy-relevant research that leverages health economics to improve population health and well-being. The Consortium’s faculty publish extensively and disseminate their research in accessible ways. We are dedicated to the development of health economics through innovative research methods and comprehensive training. Our team conducts both cutting-edge methodological and applied research. Additionally, we offer expert consulting services to IU faculty and industry partners seeking to enhance their research or funding proposals with robust health economics and economic evaluation components.
Who We Are
Research Strengths
Our investigators are dedicated to understanding the factors that shape health and well-being, with a focus on ensuring equitable access to and appropriate provision of care. Delivering effective healthcare requires addressing complex decisions, such as selecting the right treatments, organizing and funding health and social care systems, designing workforce incentives, and defining the roles of patients and the public within these systems. The Consortium's research aims to develop analytical frameworks and generate evidence to guide these critical decisions, ultimately advancing healthcare policy and practice.
INAUGURAL WORKSHOP
Economic Evaluation for Medical Decision Making
Cost-Effectiveness Methods & Applications in Health Services Research
ADVANCING METHODS FOR VALUE, INNOVATION, AND IMPACT IN HEALTH POLICY
April 14-15, 2026 – IU Indianapolis • Campus Center • 420 University Blvd
- Learn cutting-edge methods in economic evaluation
- Understand how AI is reshaping health technology assessment
- Explore new approaches to addressing disparities in health economics
Free and open to all researchers, faculty, and students.
Featured Speaker
Anirban Basu, Ph.D.
Stergachis Family Endowed Director
The CHOICE Institute
University of Washington, Seattle
Dr. Basu is a health economist and statistician whose work spans microeconomics, statistics, and health policy. He holds joint appointments in Health Services and Economics at UW. A Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association, his research focuses on the economic value of health care, causal inference, and the potential for discrimination in AI algorithms. He served on the 2nd Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine. Ph.D. in Public Policy, University of Chicago.
Core research areas for IU HEC affiliates include:
- Economic evaluation
- Quantitative Methods for Health Economics
- Public Health
- Health and Social Care Policy
- Phamacoeconomics
- Health Insurance Access