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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care in OECD countries
Fujisawa, Rie - 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted primary and secondary prevention efforts as well as routine cancer care including diagnosis and treatment. The number of cancer-related procedures declined across countries. Many of the OECD countries also faced challenges in maintaining and further improving...
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Do soda taxes affect the consumption and health of school-aged children? : evidence from France and Hungary
Gangl, Selina - 2020
: Hungary imposed a "Public Health Product Tax" on several unhealthy products including sodas in 2011. France introduced solely …- parametric difference-in-differences (DID) approach. Since the policies differ in Hungary and France, I analyse the effects … as well as the decreased amount of sugar in sodas. The effect of the soda tax in France is as expected negative, but …
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Is high-tech care in a middle income country worth it? : evidence from perinatal centers in Russia
Nigmatulina, Dzhamilya; Becker, Charles M. - 2015
How much does a dramatic increase in technology improve healthcare quality in an upper-middle income country? Using rich vital statistics data on infant and maternal health outcomes, this study evaluates the effect of introducing technologically advanced perinatal hospitals in 24 regions of...
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Investing in medication adherence improves health outcomes and health system efficiency : adherence to medicines for diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidaemia
Khan, Rabia; Socha-Dietrich, Karolina - 2018
Poor adherence to medications affects approximately half of the patient population, leading to severe health complications, premature deaths, and an increased use of healthcare services. The three most prevalent chronic conditions – diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidaemia – stand out...
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Fighting Abuse with Prescription Tracking : Mandatory Drug Monitoring and Intimate Partner Violence
Dave, Dhaval; Erten, Bilge; Hummel, David W.; Keskin, Pinar - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
The opioid crisis generates broader societal harms beyond direct health and economic effects, impacting non-users through adverse spillovers on children, families, and communities. We study the spillover effects of a supply-side policy aimed at reducing the over-prescribing of opioids on women's...
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The Hidden Cost of Firearm Violence on Pregnant Women and Their Infants
Currie, Janet M.; Dursun, Bahadir; Hatch, Michael; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Firearm violence is a pervasive public health crisis in the United States, with significant numbers of homicides involving firearms, including indiscriminate shootings in public spaces. This paper investigates the largely unexplored consequences of stress induced by these attacks on newborn...
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Does Consolidation in Insurer Markets affect Insurance Enrollment and Drug Expenditures? : Evidence from Medicare Part D
Chatterji, Pinka; Ho, Chun-Yu; Jin, Tao; Wang, Yichuan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Since the inception of Medicare Part D in 2006, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and regulatory changes have led to increased concentration and reduced plan variety in the standalone prescription drug plan (PDP) portion of the market. We examine how this industry consolidation affects Medicare...
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Who Pays for Rising Health Care Prices? Evidence from Hospital Mergers
Brot-Goldberg, Zarek; Cooper, Zack; Craig, Stuart V.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We analyze the economic consequences of rising health care prices in the US. Using exposure to price increases caused by horizontal hospital mergers as an instrument, we show that rising prices raise the cost of labor by increasing employer-sponsored health insurance premiums. A 1% increase in...
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Do Pandemics Change Healthcare? Evidence from the Great Influenza
Esteves, Rui Pedro; Mitchener, Kris; Nencka, Peter; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Using newly digitized U.S. city-level data on hospitals, we explore how pandemics alter preferences for healthcare. We find that cities with higher levels of mortality during the Great Influenza of 1918-1919 subsequently expanded hospital capacity by more than cities experiencing less influenza...
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Cost-Sharing in Medical Care Can Increase Adult Mortality : Evidence from Colombia
Buitrago, Giancarlo; Amaya-Nieto, Javier; Miller, Grant; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
There is substantial evidence that cost-sharing in medical care constrains total health spending. However, there is relatively little (and unclear) evidence on its health effects, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This paper re-evaluates the link between outpatient cost-sharing...
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