Research interest: Health Economics and Policies , Health Projects Assessment, HTA, Health Care Management , Welfare systems.

I received research grant for participating and cohordinating National (AgeNaS, CNR, MIUR, Min. Funz. Pubblica, etc.) and International (EU-CEE) Researchs; main projects:  

• Rapporti tra pubblico e privato e evoluzione dell’istituto dell’accreditamento in contesto federalista - Public-Private relationship and accreditation evolution in a federalistic environment (Ministero della Salute, 2012)
  • Brief description: Analysis of the effects of regional devolution on accreditation of public and private health provider
• Mobilità sanitaria nazionale e internazionale e sua regolazione economica alla luce della normativa europea - Regional and cross-border patients mobility and its economic regulation in the perspective of the new EU Directive (Ministero della Salute 2012)
  • Brief description: Analysis of the effects of the EU Directive 24 on regional and cross-border mobility of patients
• Nuove modalità di finanziamento e controllo dei Dispositivi Medici - New funding and control rules for medical devices (Ministero della Salute 2011)
  • Brief description: Analysis of the financial impact of Medical Devices on the hospital budgets
• Valutazione costo efficacia di un programma di screening audiologico neonatale universale nazionale - Cost-Effectiveness assessment of national neonatal audiological screening (Ministero della Salute 2011)
  • Brief description: Cost-Effectiveness assessment of the introduction of a national universal neonatal audiological screening in Italy
• Hr&i Transfer- Analysis and development of a network for the integrated use of scientific evidence to introduce innovation in health services(Ministero della Salute 2007)
  • Brief description: the general aim of the project was to develop an Italian network for HTA; the Unit is especially involved in the definition of the process for economic (cost effectiveness) assessment
• The Beverdige Project: Back to Beveridge? The introduction of new technologies and its impact on equity of access to healthcare (Ministero della Salute 2007)
  • Brief description: the general aim of the project was to assess the state of the art about the inclusion of equity issues in the process of economic evaluation; the Unit is especially involved in the application to Italian population samples of the Personal Trade Off tecniques
• Efficacia nella pratica e rapporto costi/benefici di un programma di screening e gestione della depressione in diversi contesti medici - Efficacy and Cost/Benefit Assessment of Screening and Management of Depression in Different Clinical Practices (Ministero della Salute 2006)
  • Brief description: the goal of the project was to assess the cost-utility of a public health screening
• La promozione dell’innovazione e la gestione del rischio - Innovation incentives and risk management (Ministero della Salute 2004)
• Valutazione sperimentale costo efficacia delle linee guida sullo screening, diagnosi precoce e trattamento multidisciplinare del cancro colon retto - Cost-Effectiveness Assessment of the Guide Line on Screening, Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinar Treatment of the Colon Rectal Cancer (Ministero della Salute 2004)
  
  • Brief description: the goal of the project was to assess the cost-effectiveness of a public health interventions in the management of colon rectal cancer
• Network on Occupational Pension Funds in Europe (European Trade Union Institute - ETUI 2003) 
  • Brief description: the goal of the project was to summarize the different approachs to complementary social protection in EU countries
• Finanziare la Long Term Care - Funding Long Term Care (Ministero della Salute 2002)
  • Brief description: the project analyses the sustainablity of a national fund for LTC
• Metodi per l’analisi sistematica della spesa sanitaria - Methodologies for Monitoring Health Expenditure (Ministero della Salute 2001)
  • Brief description: the project analysed the informative system of the Italian Health System, with the aim of defining the best process for expenditures monitoring and control
• Analisi dei costi dei dipartimenti di salute mentale - Prospective Funding of Mental Health Department (Ministero della Salute 2001)
  • Brief description: the project intended to experiment a prospective system of payment for funding the public department of mental health in the Italian Health System
• Il riparto dei fondi per il SSN - Italian NHS Capitation formulas (Ministero dell’Economia, 2002)
  • Brief description: the project assessed the state of the art in terms of capitation formulas, for defining a rule to distribute central funds to the Regional Health Care System
• Stesura della guida per l’Analisi dell’Impatto della Regolamentazione (Ministero della Funzione 2000)
• Prometeo: Atlante della Sanità Italiana a cura di Università degli studi di Roma Tor Vergata (Catt. di Igiene), Farmindustria, Ilesis Srl, Nebo Srl, et. al
• Problemi prioritari e politiche di razionalizzazione del SSN - Priorities and policies for rationalizing public health interventions (CNR 1997)
  • Brief description: the project studied the reforming priorities for the Italian Health System; the unit focused on public private integration
• La previdenza complementare in Italia nel 2000. Conseguenze giuridiche, tecnico finanziarie, macro economiche della nuova normativa in vigore (CNR, 1995)
• Statutory Charge and Employment: intervention possibilities (CEE Task Force Prelevaments Obligatoires, 1994)
  • Brief description: the project studied reforming processes in previdential schemes and the impact on Employment
• Problemi di investimento nei fondi pensione (CNR, 1992)
• Nuovo modello econometrico della sicurezza sociale (MURST, 1991)
• Controllo del rischio nella intermediazione finanziaria (MURST 1989)
• Organizzazione e Funzionamento della Pubblica Amministrazione (CNR 1989)
• Le forme di tutela previdenziale offerte dalle compagnie della C.E.E. (MURST, 1987)
• Costruzione di un modello econometrico ausiliario per la sicurezza sociale (MURST, 1985)-1990