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--a critical question for understanding productivity in the...

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—a critical question for understanding productivity in...

This research contributes to the literature on the value of health spending by estimating quality-adjusted price indices for treatment of patients with diabetes. We analyze rich data on patient outcomes and actual transaction prices for a sample of 735 patients identified in a large electronic...