This paper examines the impact of universal, free, and easily accessible primary healthcare on population health as … provided at family health centers, which operate on a walk-in basis and are located within the neighborhoods in close proximity … health. …

have a constitutional right to health care, but insurance companies that manage delivery impose restrictions on access. We …We estimate the health costs of supply-side barriers to accessing medical care. The setting is Colombia, where citizens … use administrative data on judicial claims for health as a proxy for unmet demand. We validate this using the register …

consequential effects on maternal and newborn health in Mexico for 2008-2015. It models how changes in the obesity level of …

In this paper, I examine the impact of uninsured patients on the health of the insured, focusing on one health outcome … alternative explanations, including reverse causality, patient composition effects, sample selection or unobserved trends and that …

Health economists have largely ignored complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as an area of research, although … to explore the cost-effectiveness of CAM compared to conventional medicine. A data set from a Dutch health insurer was … differences in socio-economic status. Possible explanations include selection (e.g. people with a low taste for medical …

We investigate the impact of obstetrician supervision, as opposed to midwife supervision, on the short-term health of … design, we consistently find no health benefits from obstetrician supervision, despite increased rates of neonatal intensive …

We investigate the impact of early-life medical interventions on low-risk newborn health. A policy rule in The …, we find no health benefits from additional treatments for average newborns. However, there is substantial heterogeneity … in returns to treatments with significant health benefits for newborns in the lowest income quartile and no benefits in …

Influenza and air pollution each pose significant public health risks with large global economic consequences. The … common pathways through which each harms health presents an interesting case of compounding risk via interacting …

. -- spatial health disparities ; economic geography ; stratified duration model …

efficiency of dementia care and management for dementia patients. Health policy and practices should consider geographic …Dementia leads public health issue worldwide. China has the largest population of adults living with dementia in the … world, imposing increasing burdens on the public health and healthcare systems. Despite improved access to health services …