Johan Polder
Biographic Data
| ID | 3573233 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johan Polder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johan |
| FAMILY NAME | Polder |
| SIGNATURE | POLDER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tilburg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3231-2178 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Decomposing socioeconomic differences in self-rated health and healthcare expenditure by chronic conditions and social determinants
Social determinants outside the healthcare sector accounted for almost all of the socioeconomic differences in self-rated health. This highlights the need for integrated policies across multiple domains, such as the social, economic and healthcare sector, to reduce avoidable health inequalities. Given that socioeconomic differences in healthcare expenditure were primarily associated with chronic conditions, prioritizing prevention of chronic cond…
Application of an Epi-Econ-Model to Analyze Covid-19 Lockdown Policies in the Netherlands: Lessons and Limitations
Epidemiological and economic (Epi-econ) models account for endogenous interactions between the epidemic and the economy. We explore the applicability of an Epi-econ model to isolate the effects of lockdown policies during coronavirus disease 2019 in the Netherlands. To this aim, we recalibrate the seminal Epi-econ model of Eichenbaum and colleagues with updated parameters specific to the Dutch context. We find that the model performs poorly in re…
Exploring Health Trends Prior to State Pension Age for The Netherlands up to 2040
This study's explorations suggest that a substantial share of people will be in moderate or poor health and, thus, may have difficulty continuing working. Policy aiming at sustainable employability will, therefore, remain important, even in the case of the most favorable scenario
Ranking Preventive Interventions from Different Policy Domains: What Are the Most Cost-Effective Ways to Improve Public Health
It is widely acknowledged that in order to promote public health and prevent diseases, a wide range of scientific disciplines and sectors beyond the health sector need to be involved. Evidence-based interventions, beyond preventive health interventions targeting disease risk factors and interventions from other sectors, should be developed and implemented. Investing in these preventive health policies is challenging as budgets have to compete wit…
Cost-effectiveness of mandatory bicycle helmet use to prevent traumatic brain injuries and death
The overall costs per DALY averted surpassed the Dutch willingness to pay threshold value of € 20,000 for cost-effectiveness of preventive interventions. However, the cost per DALY averted for the elderly was below this threshold, indicating that in this age group largest effects can be reached. If the price of a helmet would reduce by 20%, which is non-hypothetical in a situation of large-scale purchases and use of these helmets, the introductio…
Healthcare Expenditure Prediction with Neighbourhood Variables – A Random Forest Model
We investigated the additional predictive value of an individual’s neighbourhood (quality and location), and of changes therein on his/her healthcare costs. To this end, we combined several Dutch nationwide data sources from 2003 to 2014, and selected inhabitants who moved in 2010. We used random forest models to predict the area under the curve of the regular healthcare costs of individuals in the years 2011–2014. In our analyses, the quality of…
Single transitions and persistence of unemployment are associated with poor health outcomes
Single transitions into unemployment and persistent unemployment are associated with poor mental and general health, obesity, and to a lesser extend smoking. Our study suggests that re-employment might be an important strategy to improve health of unemployed individuals. The relatively extensive Dutch social security system may explain that the economic recession did not modify these associations
The effect of population aging on health expenditure growth: A critical review
A new prevention paradox: The trade-off between reducing incentives for risk selection and increasing the incentives for prevention for health insurers
Medical innovation and age-specific trends in health care utilization: Findings and implications
Towards a comprehensive estimate of national spending on prevention
Total expenditure on health-related prevention is much higher than normally reported due to the inclusion of health protection activities beyond the national health accounts. The allocative efficiency of prevention spending, particularly the high costs of health protection and the low costs of health promotion activities, should be addressed with information on their relative cost effectiveness
Health care costs in the last year of life-The Dutch experience
Health care costs in the last year of life-The Dutch experience
Healthcare Expenditure Prediction with Neighbourhood Variables – A Random Forest Model
We investigated the additional predictive value of an individual’s neighbourhood (quality and location), and of changes therein on his/her healthcare costs. To this end, we combined several Dutch nationwide data sources from 2003 to 2014, and selected inhabitants who moved in 2010. We used random forest models to predict the area under the curve of the regular healthcare costs of individuals in the years 2011–2014. In our analyses, the quality of…
Medical innovation and age-specific trends in health care utilization: Findings and implications
Health care costs in the last year of life-The Dutch experience
Towards a comprehensive estimate of national spending on prevention
Total expenditure on health-related prevention is much higher than normally reported due to the inclusion of health protection activities beyond the national health accounts. The allocative efficiency of prevention spending, particularly the high costs of health protection and the low costs of health promotion activities, should be addressed with information on their relative cost effectiveness
Medical innovation and age-specific trends in health care utilization: Findings and implications
The effect of population aging on health expenditure growth: A critical review
A new prevention paradox: The trade-off between reducing incentives for risk selection and increasing the incentives for prevention for health insurers
Single transitions and persistence of unemployment are associated with poor health outcomes
Single transitions into unemployment and persistent unemployment are associated with poor mental and general health, obesity, and to a lesser extend smoking. Our study suggests that re-employment might be an important strategy to improve health of unemployed individuals. The relatively extensive Dutch social security system may explain that the economic recession did not modify these associations
Ranking Preventive Interventions from Different Policy Domains: What Are the Most Cost-Effective Ways to Improve Public Health
It is widely acknowledged that in order to promote public health and prevent diseases, a wide range of scientific disciplines and sectors beyond the health sector need to be involved. Evidence-based interventions, beyond preventive health interventions targeting disease risk factors and interventions from other sectors, should be developed and implemented. Investing in these preventive health policies is challenging as budgets have to compete wit…
Cost-effectiveness of mandatory bicycle helmet use to prevent traumatic brain injuries and death
The overall costs per DALY averted surpassed the Dutch willingness to pay threshold value of € 20,000 for cost-effectiveness of preventive interventions. However, the cost per DALY averted for the elderly was below this threshold, indicating that in this age group largest effects can be reached. If the price of a helmet would reduce by 20%, which is non-hypothetical in a situation of large-scale purchases and use of these helmets, the introductio…
Healthcare Expenditure Prediction with Neighbourhood Variables – A Random Forest Model
We investigated the additional predictive value of an individual’s neighbourhood (quality and location), and of changes therein on his/her healthcare costs. To this end, we combined several Dutch nationwide data sources from 2003 to 2014, and selected inhabitants who moved in 2010. We used random forest models to predict the area under the curve of the regular healthcare costs of individuals in the years 2011–2014. In our analyses, the quality of…
Exploring Health Trends Prior to State Pension Age for The Netherlands up to 2040
This study's explorations suggest that a substantial share of people will be in moderate or poor health and, thus, may have difficulty continuing working. Policy aiming at sustainable employability will, therefore, remain important, even in the case of the most favorable scenario
Decomposing socioeconomic differences in self-rated health and healthcare expenditure by chronic conditions and social determinants
Social determinants outside the healthcare sector accounted for almost all of the socioeconomic differences in self-rated health. This highlights the need for integrated policies across multiple domains, such as the social, economic and healthcare sector, to reduce avoidable health inequalities. Given that socioeconomic differences in healthcare expenditure were primarily associated with chronic conditions, prioritizing prevention of chronic cond…
Application of an Epi-Econ-Model to Analyze Covid-19 Lockdown Policies in the Netherlands: Lessons and Limitations
Epidemiological and economic (Epi-econ) models account for endogenous interactions between the epidemic and the economy. We explore the applicability of an Epi-econ model to isolate the effects of lockdown policies during coronavirus disease 2019 in the Netherlands. To this aim, we recalibrate the seminal Epi-econ model of Eichenbaum and colleagues with updated parameters specific to the Dutch context. We find that the model performs poorly in re…
Medicine (12 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Economics (9 works) · Global Health Care Issues (8 works) · Public health (8 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (7 works) · Health care (6 works) · Population (5 works) · Health Policy (4 works)