In November 2017, Maine became the first state in the nation to vote on a key provision of the Affordable Care Act: the expansion of Medicaid. We analyze local voting results to identify characteristics of areas that support Medicaid expansion. Support is strongly correlated with voter...

In November 2017, Maine became the first state in the nation to vote on a key provision of the Affordable Care Act: the expansion of Medicaid. We analyze local voting results to identify characteristics of areas that support Medicaid expansion. Support is strongly correlated with voter...

We estimate the effect of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion on county-level mortality in the first four years following expansion. We find a reduction in all-cause mortality in ages 20 to 64 equaling 11.36 deaths per 100,000 individuals, a 3.6 percent decrease. This estimate is largely...

Mit dem Gesundheitsstrukturgesetz 1993 (GSG) sind im bundesdeutschen Gesundheitswesen weitreichende Veränderungen eingeführt worden. Damit nicht genug: Dem GSG soll alsbald eine sogenannte "dritte Reformstufe" folgen, die eine umfassende Wettbewerbsordnung für die Gesetzliche...