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Fuchs was an emeritus professor at [[Stanford University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu/people/Victor_R_Fuchs|title=FSI | CHP/PCOR - Victor R. Fuchs|website=healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu}}</ref> Since 1962, he had been a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and |
Fuchs was an emeritus professor at [[Stanford University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu/people/Victor_R_Fuchs|title=FSI | CHP/PCOR - Victor R. Fuchs|website=healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu}}</ref> Since 1962, he had been a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and was the co-director of the FRESH-Thinking Project and CASBS at Stanford University.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fresh-thinking.org/ |title=Fresh Thinking Project}}</ref> Fuchs was elected to the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1982<ref>[https://www.amacad.org/multimedia/pdfs/classlist.pdf List of active members by class], 24 October 2014</ref> and to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 1990. In 1995, he served as president of the [[American Economic Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/leadership/officers/past-officers/presidents|title=American Economic Association|website=www.aeaweb.org}}</ref> In 2001, he was recipient of the John R. Commons Award, given by the economics honor society [[Omicron Delta Epsilon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omicrondeltaepsilon.org/awards.html|title=Omicron Delta Epsilon - The International Economics Honor Society|website=www.omicrondeltaepsilon.org}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:56, 19 September 2023
Victor R. Fuchs | |
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| Born | January 31, 1924 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 2023 (aged 99) Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Health economics |
| Institution | Stanford University |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (Ph.D.)(M.A.) New York University (B.S.) |
Victor Robert Fuchs (January 31, 1924 – September 16, 2023) was an American health economist.[1]
Career
Fuchs was an emeritus professor at Stanford University.[2] Since 1962, he had been a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and was the co-director of the FRESH-Thinking Project and CASBS at Stanford University.[3] Fuchs was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1982[4] and to the American Philosophical Society in 1990. In 1995, he served as president of the American Economic Association.[5] In 2001, he was recipient of the John R. Commons Award, given by the economics honor society Omicron Delta Epsilon.[6]
Relative poverty rate
Fuchs is credited with introducing the relative poverty rate, calculated as the fraction of members of a society earning less than 50% of the median income.[7][8]
Comparison of healthcare in Canada and US
In 1990 Fuchs published a paper together with James S. Hahn, entitled How Does Canada Do it? – A comparison of Expenditures for Physicians' Services in the United States and Canada. It discusses the differences in the Canadian and US healthcare spending patterns and also discusses why healthcare expenditures are so much higher in the United States. Fuchs and Hahn found that the higher US expenditures were entirely based on 234 percent higher fees for services than Canada even though there are more physicians per capita in Canada. That shows that the typical view of Canada saving money by delivering fewer services is false and that the insurance setup, being a single-payer system, is what gives it the edge.[9]
Differences between the United States and Canada on fees, spending, and use are shown. The accentuating difference begins with the disparity in health care coverage. Canada operates under a universal health care system, which covers majority of their residents. On the other hand, the United States operates under a fragmented multi-payer system that fails to provide coverage for many Americans.[10] Moreover, the lack of correspondence between both countries regarding health care coverage validates part of the narrative reported in the study, which concluded that the US spent more on physicians' services than Canada.[9]
Furthermore, the study also suggests that higher expenditures in the US is a function of many factors including higher wages earned by US physicians, the difference of physicians on demand, billing costs, quality of health care, physicians' workload, and superfluous amenities. Notably, the factors bring to question the underlying differences in health care delivery, and the authors reported more general practitioners in Canada per capita. The limited role of general practitioners in the US compared to Canada may imply that Canadian physicians are "more inclined to recommend additional evaluation and management services."[9]
Death
Victor Fuchs died on September 16, 2023, at the age of 99.[11]
Published books
- Who Shall Live? Health, Economics, and Social Choice (1975)
- The Future of Health Policy (1998)
References
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae VICTOR R. FUCHS" (PDF). Stanford Education. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "FSI | CHP/PCOR - Victor R. Fuchs". healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu.
- ^ "Fresh Thinking Project".
- ^ List of active members by class, 24 October 2014
- ^ "American Economic Association". www.aeaweb.org.
- ^ "Omicron Delta Epsilon - The International Economics Honor Society". www.omicrondeltaepsilon.org.
- ^ Foster, James E. (1998). "Absolute versus Relative Poverty". The American Economic Review. 88 (2): 335–341. JSTOR 116944.
- ^ Fuchs, Victor (Summer 1967). "Redefining Poverty and Redistributing Income" (PDF). The Public Interest. 8: 88–95.
- ^ a b c Victor Fuchs; James S. Hahn (27 September 1990). "How does Canada do it? – A comparison of expenditures for physicians' services in the United States and Canada". The New England Journal of Medicine. 323 (13): 884–890. doi:10.1056/NEJM199009273231306. PMID 2118594.
- ^ "Comparing international health care systems". PBS Newshour. PBS. 6 October 2009.
- ^ Crawford, Krysten (18 September 2023). "Victor Fuchs, pioneer of health care economics, has died". Stanford University. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
