delivered to patients via text message and designed to boost adoption of the influenza vaccine. Our findings suggest that text … with the sort of communications patients expected to receive from their healthcare provider (i.e., not surprising, casual …, or interactive). The best-performing intervention in our study reminded patients twice to get their flu shot at their …

This paper seeks to understand the impact of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program on hospital choice … and consumer welfare for rural residents. The Flex Program created a new class of hospital, the Critical Access Hospital …