El presente documento explica la forma de analizar el uso de los recursos públicos en el sector salud. Para ello, en este documento se analiza el Programa Estratégico "Salud Materno-Neonatal" (PSMN) y, específicamente, el presupuesto para los partos institucionales, priorizados por el Estado...

This study considers the effects of globalization, in its economic and social dimensions, on obesity and caloric intake. In assessing these effects using longitudinal analysis, this study adopts an extensive list of controls to account for compositional changes and effects, as well as different...

This study considers the effects of globalization, in its economic and social dimensions, on obesity and caloric intake. In assessing these effects using longitudinal analysis, this study adopts an extensive list of controls to account for compositional changes and effects, as well as different...

Over the last few years technology has become a key element of competition in the hospital market. At the same time this market in the US has seen intense merger activity. In this study we analyze the role that technology can play in this consolidation wave by focusing on how it can affect a...

The US relies on charitable medical care to serve the uninsured, most of which is offered by hospitals that act as providers of last resort and that constitute the safety net. This paper analyzes the effect that hospital financial stress has on the health of the uninsured. In particular we look...

The United States relies on charitable medical care to serve the uninsured, most of which is offered by hospitals that act as providers of last resort and that constitute the safety net. Traditionally, these hospitals have been able to finance their provision of unfunded care through a complex...

The introduction of managed care has dramatically changed the US health care market. However, most of the literature has focused on analyzing the performance of managed care relative to other types of health insurance, while research focusing on its impact on the uninsured has been minimal. This...

The debate on the impact of economic conditions on health has been recently amplified by the drug crisis in the US attributed by some to “deaths of despair.” There is little understanding of the magnitude of the impact of economic conditions on health and the reasons why it varies across...