ASHEcon hosts health economics sessions and events along with iHEA and HERO at the annual Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) Conference. ASHEcon, iHEA and HERO organize eight sessions during the three-day conference, in which selected participants report on research in progress or recently completed. The ASSA conference is held in conjunction with 59 associations in related disciplines over a three-day period. Average full attendance for the conference is over 13,450 attendees.
The American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon), the Health Economics Research Organization (HERO), and the International Health Economics Association (IHEA) are soliciting papers for presentation at the 2026 Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) annual meeting to be held from January 3-5, 2026 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday) in Philadelphia, PA. Based upon submitted abstracts, papers will be selected for one ASHEcon-organized session, five HERO-organized sessions, and two IHEA-organized sessions.
ASHEcon seeks abstracts on topics related to US-focused health economics topics, HERO seeks abstracts on all issues of relevance to the health economics field, and IHEA seeks abstracts for sessions that will focus primarily on internationally relevant topics in health economics.
The ASHEcon and HERO sessions will be co-organized by a committee lead by Loren Baker (Stanford University).
Submission Guidelines
Anyone is eligible to submit an abstract. Abstract text must be 3,000 characters, including spaces, or less. Please note that this is not a guarantee that all papers in a set would necessarily be on the program. ASHEcon, HERO, and IHEA are independent organizations each with affiliate status in the ASSA.
Note: As a condition of submission, if your paper gets into multiple ASSA/AEA areas, the submitter will withdraw from the others and prioritize these health economics sessions.
Please submit abstracts by May 1, 2025