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Insurance Coverage and Provision of Opioid Treatment : Evidence from Medicare

Agniel, Denis; Cantor, Jonathan H.; Maclean, Johanna … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Opioid overdose deaths in older adults have increased substantially over the past two decades. This increase has occurred despite the availability of effective treatments. Methadone, one of just three medications approved by the Food & Drug Administration for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment,...

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Economic Shocks and Healthcare Capital Investments

Richards, Michael R.; Shi, Maggie; Whaley, Christopher M. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

Information technology (IT) can enhance firms' long-run performance but is also a risky investment, with high fixed costs and uncertain returns. Whether market events influence this tradeoff has received limited attention. We leverage the healthcare context to empirically examine hospitals' IT...

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In-Person Schooling and Youth Suicide : Evidence from School Calendars and Pandemic School Closures

Hansen, Benjamin; Sabia, Joseph J.; Schaller, Jessamyn - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

This study explores the effect of in-person schooling on youth suicide. We document three key findings. First, using data from the National Vital Statistics System from 1990-2019, we document the historical association between teen suicides and the school calendar. We show that suicides among...

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Toxified to the Bone : Early-Life and Childhood Exposure to Lead and Men's Old-Age Mortality

Fletcher, Jason; Noghanibehambari, Hamid - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Several strands of research document the life-cycle impacts of lead exposure during the critical period of children's development. Yet little is known about long-run effects of lead exposure during early-life on old-age mortality outcomes. This study exploits the staggered installation of water...

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Provider Payment Incentives : Evidence From The U.S. Hospice Industry

Coe, Norma B.; Rosenkranz, David A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Moral hazard and provider-induced demand may contribute to overutilization of scarce health care resources. The U.S. health care system includes several compensatory cost-containment mechanisms, but their effects depend on how patients and providers respond. We investigate hospice programs'...

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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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The Re-Emerging Suicide Crisis in the U.S : Patterns, Causes and Solutions

Marcotte, Dave E.; Hansen, Benjamin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

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Beyond Burnout : from Measuring to Forecasting

Blackburn, Bart; Chan, Tiffany; Cherot, Elizabeth; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Burnout of physicians and other medical personnel is a major problem in the economics of healthcare systems, potentially costing billions of dollars. Knowledge of the determinants and costs of burnout at the organization level is sparse, making it difficult to assess the net benefits of...

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Artificial Intelligence, the Evolution of the Healthcare Value Chain, and the Future of the Physician

Dranove, David; Garthwaite, Craig - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming production across all sectors of the economy, with the potential to both complement and substitute for traditional labor inputs. Healthcare is no exception. Dozens of recent academic studies demonstrate that AI can contribute to the healthcare value...

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Long-term Care in Japan

Fu, Rong; Iizuka, Toshiaki; Noguchi, Haruko - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Japan, renowned for its significantly aged population, presents a distinctive landscape in elderly care. Notably, there … exists no apparent correlation between the economic well-being of the elderly and the limitations they experience in … elderly care, Japan introduced the public Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) system in 2000. This comprehensive program offers a …

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