Call for papers - Economics of aging

Guest Editors

Christian Brettschneider, PhD, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Hongsoo Kim, PhD, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
Aaron Yao, PhD, FastHSR, USA

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 16 September 2024

BMC Geriatrics is calling for submissions to our Collection on the Economics of aging.

This Collection aims to address the complexities of healthcare economics in regard to older adults, and will contribute to evidence-based policymaking, financial planning, and healthcare delivery strategies that optimize the health and well-being of this rapidly growing population.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Christian Brettschneider, PhD, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany

Dr Christian Brettschneider is head of the research group “Economic evaluation and Mixed-Methods Research” at the Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research at the University Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and core member of the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE). His research interests include the cost-effectiveness of preventive measure for cognitive decline and functional loss. Furthermore, he is interested in the role of informal care and family networks in dementia care.

Hongsoo Kim, PhD, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

Dr Hongsoo Kim is Professor at the Graduate School of Public Health and Director of the Center for AI in Health and Care at the Artificial Intelligence Institute of Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea. She is currently a visiting scholar at the CoE AgeCare at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland. Her research areas include aging and health policy, long-term care systems and policy, health-care system performance evaluation, and digital innovations in health and care. She has conducted numerous government-funded research projects and participated in health and long-term care policy reviews/consultations at various levels. She was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar & Takemi Fellow in International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. She has received an AXA Research Award and a Humboldt Research Fellowship. She is currently an expert member of the WHO Technical Advisory Group for Measurement of Healthy Aging (TAG4MHA).

Aaron Yao, PhD, FastHSR, USA

Dr Aaron Yao is the founder of FastHSR, a healthcare research and analytics company. Prior to establishing FastHSR, Dr Yao served on the faculty at both the UVA and VCU Medical Schools. His research has focused on home care, value-based care, and cancer prevention and control. His team delivers actionable healthcare insights through diverse formats including executive reports, interactive dashboards, peer-reviewed publications, chatbots, applications, and APIs.

About the Collection

BMC Geriatrics is calling for submissions to our Collection on the Economics of aging.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) have projected that the number of adults aged 60 years and over will double by 2050, with the current population growth occurring at an unprecedented pace. This increase has resulted in significant social and economic impact, and it is vital that we better understand the implications of this demographic shift, with particular focus on the implications on geriatric healthcare.

Population growth, especially regarding older adults, presents complex healthcare economics questions that impact individuals, healthcare systems, and societies at large. This collection aims to assess various dimensions of the healthcare economics of aging, with topics of interest including but not limited to:
•   Healthcare Expenditure: Analysing trends in healthcare spending on older adults, assessing the drivers of cost growth, and exploring strategies to contain healthcare costs while maintaining quality of care.
•   Healthcare Financing: Investigating the role of public and private insurance systems in ensuring access to healthcare services for older populations and evaluating the sustainability of financing models.
•   Long-Term Care Economics: Assessing the economic implications of long-term care for older adults, examining funding mechanisms, and exploring the impact of aging on long-term care insurance markets.
•   Health Outcomes and Quality of Care: Investigating the relationship between healthcare economics and health outcomes in older adults, with a focus on disparities, quality of care, and patient-centered approaches.

This collection aims to address the complexities of healthcare economics in regard to older adults, and will contribute to evidence-based policymaking, financial planning, and healthcare delivery strategies that optimize the health and well-being of this rapidly growing population.

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Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Economics of aging" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.