breast cancer treatments, where lumpectomy with radiation therapy is more expensive than mastectomy but generates similar …

on efficiency, costs and quality. Our review reveals that there has been some convergence in policies adopted across …

avoidance as the sole criterion. We find that, by standards of OECD countries, the US does well in terms of screening for cancer …, survival rates from cancer, survival rates after heart attacks and strokes, and medication of individuals with high levels of … blood pressure or cholesterol. We consider in greater depth mortality from prostate cancer and breast cancer, diseases for …

quality drugs diffuse more in the US relative to high quality drugs, compared to each of our four comparison countries …

taken into account. Comparisons of Engel curves are also made to households in Great Britain and Germany. Results from …

subsidies on retirement, savings and housing choices in the two countries. Germany faces a particularly pronounced aging process … percent at its peak in 2030. In this respect, changes that are occurring in Germany now may be regarded as indicative for … changes to come in the United States. Retirement, savings and housing behavior differ quite markedly between Germany and the …

uninsured women with breast cancer, we compared insured and uninsured women treated in a safety net setting. Controlling for … that, despite the safety net system, uninsured women with breast cancer are likely to require more costly treatment and to … have worse outcomes, relative to insured women with breast cancer …