Health policy
Scholarly Publications
Projecting Prevalence of Frailty and Dementia and the Economic Cost of Care in Japan From 2016 to 2043
A Microsimulation Modelling Study
The Effects of India's COVID-19 Lockdown on Critical Non-COVID Health Care and Outcomes
Evidence from Dialysis Patients
Urban-Rural Health Insurance Integration in China
Impact on Health Care Utilization, Financial Risk Protection, and Health Status
Other Publications
Shorenstein APARC Center Overview 2019-20
December 2020
Shorenstein APARC's annual overview for the academic year 2019-20 is now available.
China’s Evolving Healthcare Ecosystem: Challenges and Opportunities
Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
News
Japanese Population Projected to Live Longer Without Dementia
April 2022
A new microsimulation projects that over the next 20 years, Japanese people will live longer without dementia, but older women with a less than high school education will benefit less than men.
Strengthening the Frontline: How Primary Health Care Improves Net Value in Chronic Disease Management
November 2021
Empirical evidence by Karen Eggleston and colleagues suggests that better primary health care management of chronic disease in rural China can reduce spending while contributing to better health.
APARC Announces 2022-23 Fellowships for Asia Specialists
September 2021
The Center offers fellowships for postdoctoral scholars specializing in contemporary Asia, Japan, and Asia health policy and for experts on Southeast Asia.
Old Events
South Korea's Public Health Response to COVID-19
April 13, 2020
Soon after South Korea identified its first positive COVID-19 case on January 21st, the number of infections surged in February.
CANCELED: The Social and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Asia and Beyond
February 25, 2020
IMPORTANT EVENT UPDATE: In keeping with Stanford University's March 3 message to the campus community on COVID-19 and current recommendations of the CDC, the Asia-Pacific Research Center is...
Projects
Asia Health Policy Program Working Paper Series
The Asia Health Policy Program (AHPP) working paper series promotes dissemination of high-quality social science research on health policy and demographic change in the Asia-Pacific region, drawing...
English
Population Aging, Child Health and Control of Infectious Diseases
The Asia Health Policy Program works with other researchers at Stanford and several countries of the Asia-Pacific to analyze prominent issues in population aging, child health, and control of...
English
Multimedia
Policy Challenges of Financing Longevity: Perspectives from Japan and the United States
May 2017
Video and transcript from the panel discussion, "Policy Challenges of Financing Longevity: Perspectives from Japan and the United States," on April 24, 2017, with presentations from Hirotaka Unami, senior director for policy planning and research...
From Compression to Expansion of Morbidity: Upcoming Challenges for Healthcare and Long-term Care in China
May 2017
Video and transcript from the presentation, "From Compression to Expansion of Morbidity: Upcoming Challenges for Healthcare and Long-term Care in China," on April 24, 2017, by Bei Lu, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of New South Wales,...
Cognitive Decline and Household Financial Outcomes at Older Ages
May 2017
Video and transcript from the presentation, "Cognitive Decline and Household Financial Outcomes at Older Ages," on April 24, 2017, by Marco Angrisani, an economist at the University of Southern California, followed by discussion led by Kathleen...
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