--a critical question for understanding productivity in the health sector and, as that sector grows, for deriving an accurate …Improvements in medical treatment have contributed to rising health spending. Yet there is relatively little evidence … on whether the spending increase is "worth it" in the sense of producing better health outcomes of commensurate value …

financial health affect different aspects of hospital operation. In our study, we analyze this issue focusing on hospital access … account both hospital's current and past financial health as well as their expected financial outlook (i.e., whether there is …

Using unique individual-level panel data, we investigate whether preventive medical care triggered by health checkups … that people respond to health signals and increase physician visits. However, we find no evidence that additional care is …