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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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The Measurement and Evolution of Health Inequality : Evidence from the U.S. Medicare Population

Skinner, Jonathan - 2004

Has U.S. health care for the elderly become more equitable during the past several decades? When inequality is measured by Medicare expenditures, the answer is yes. During 1987-2001, low income households experienced an increase of 78 percent ($2624) in per capita expenditures, double the...

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Revisiting the Connection Between State Medicaid Expansions and Adult Mortality

Courtemanche, Charles; Jones, Jordan W.; Koumpias, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

This paper examines the impact of Medicaid expansions to parents and childless adults on adult mortality. Specifically, we evaluate the long-run effects of eight state Medicaid expansions from 1994 through 2005 on all-cause, healthcare-amenable, non-healthcare-amenable, and HIV-related mortality...

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The Mortality Effects of Healthcare Consolidation : Evidence from Emergency Department Closures

Chatterji, Pinka; Ho, Chun-Yu; Wu, Xue - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We examine whether loss of emergency department services is associated with county-level mortality rates in rural areas over the period 2005-2018. We use a propensity-weighted difference-in-difference approach, comparing counties that lost emergency department services to counties that retained...

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Sources of U.S. Longevity Increase, 1960-1997

Lichtenberg, Frank R. - 2002

the rate of increase in longevity since 1960. We view longevity as the output of the health production function, and … output fluctuations as the consequence of fluctuations in medical inputs (expenditure) and technology. We estimate longevity … longevity increase during the period 1960-1997. The estimates imply that the medical expenditure needed to gain one life-year is …

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Gender Roles and Medical Progress

Albanesi, Stefania - 2009

The entry of married women into the labor force is one of the most notable economic phenomena of the twentieth century. We argue that medical progress played a critical role in this process. Improved maternal health alleviated the adverse effects of pregnancy and childbirth on women's ability to...

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Area Differences in Utilization of Medical Care and Mortality Among U.S. Elderly

Fuchs, Victor R. - 2001

This paper examines 313 U.S. areas for differences in medical care utilization and mortality of whites ages 65-84 in 1990. The variables included in the analysis are education, real income, cigarette sales, obesity, air pollution, percent black, and dummy variables for seven regions and five...

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Monitoring for Waste : Evidence from Medicare Audits

Shi, Maggie - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

This paper examines the tradeoffs of monitoring for wasteful public spending. By penalizing unnecessary spending, monitoring improves the quality of public expenditure and incentivizes firms to invest in compliance technology. I study a large Medicare program that monitored for unnecessary...

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Broadband Internet Access and Health Outcomes : Patient and Provider Responses in Medicare

Van Parys, Jessica; Brown, Zach Y. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

High-speed internet has increased the amount of information available in health care markets. Online information may improve health outcomes if it reduces information frictions and helps patients choose higher quality providers or causes providers to improve quality. We examine how health...

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Prescription Drugs, Medical Care, and Health Outcomes : A Model of Elderly Health Dynamics

Yang, Zhou - 2004

insurance affects medical care utilization, and subsequently, health outcomes over time in a dynamic model with correlated …

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