This paper investigates the consequences that patients face when their regular primary care provider closes down her … practice, typically due to retirement. We estimate the causal impact of closures on patients' utilization patterns, medical … expenditures, hospitalizations, and health plan choice. Employing a difference-in-difference framework, we find that patients who …

health-care information, data sufficiency, and final outcomes of Vietnamese patients' choice of health-care provider. The … are critical factors in helping patients choose a health-care provider In addition, empirical probabilities for different … conditions patients face are provided together with insights and policy implications. Final suggestions emphasize an upgrade of …

substitution patterns between exchange transplants and other transplant outcomes. Exploiting variation in patients exposure to …

automation on both professional caregivers and patients; to fairness and discrimination in algorithmic decision making on …