.S. along two dimensions. If growth in malpractice payments results in higher malpractice insurance premiums for physicians … malpractice liability might also encourage physicians to practice 'defensive medicine.' We use rich new data to examine the … malpractice liability drive physicians to close their practices or not move to areas with high payments? Third, do increases in …

. Those treated by physicians from the higher-ranked institution have 10-25% shorter and less expensive stays than patients … are precise. Procedure differences across the teams are consistent with the ability of physicians in the lower …-ranked institution to substitute time and diagnostic tests for the faster judgments of physicians from the top-ranked institution …

are the principal providers of primary care to many communities. Recent growth of these professions has occurred amidst …

, employment, costs, and quality of providing certain types of medical services. We find that when only physicians are allowed to …

This paper investigates the health of white adolescents, focusing particularly on the roles of family background and …

distinguish between two competing views of provider behavior. Physicians may consciously or unconsciously withhold treatment from …