The contraction in health care consumption at the start of the pandemic provides insight into central economic … questions of waste and productivity in the U.S. health care system. Using linked mortality and Electronic Medical Records, we …-year mortality by 29.7 deaths per 10,000 among compliers, implying that a 10% increase in health care appointments reduces mortality …

healthcare responded to pandemic intensity, suggesting that large health shocks do not necessarily lead to increased public … provision of health services …

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 and health, studying Colombia's entire formal sector workforce observed monthly …