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
Economic Evaluation for Medical Decision Making
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.
Learn cutting-edge methods in economic evaluation
Understand how AI is reshaping health technology assessment
Explore new approaches to addressing disparities in health economics
| Time | Location: Campus Center CE 405 |
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10:15 – 12:30 PM | 1-on-1 30-Minute Consultations (virtual option available) |
2:00 – 3:00 PM | Workshop Session 1: Foundations of Economic Evaluation and the Emerging Use of AI Applications Core concepts in cost-effectiveness—QALYs, uncertainty analysis, value-of-information— alongside emerging AI applications in health technology assessment. |
3:15 – 4:15 PM | Workshop Session 2: Disparities in Economic Evaluation: Limitations of Current Practices and Emerging Methods Examining the limits of conventional cost-effectiveness in capturing disparities, with emerging methods for equity weighting and social value judgments. |
4:30 – 6:30 PM | Reception — Jags Crossing, 850 W. Michigan St. |
| Time | Location: Campus Center CE 309 |
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9:30 – 11:00 AM | Light Breakfast & 1-on-1 30-Minute Consultations |
1:00 – 2:15 PM | Seminar: Dynamic Efficiency & Pricing of Pharmaceutical Innovations |
2:30 – 4:00 PM | “Ask a Health Economist” — Expert Rotation |
4:00 – 5:00 PM | 1-on-1 30-Minute Consultations Why |
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