In the early 1990s, several U.S. states enacted community rating regulations to equalize the health insurance premiums … substantial public insurance expansions, coverage rates in several of these states had improved significantly. As theory predicts … the incidence of public insurance and community rating regulations are tightly intertwined …

for providers on access and health outcomes for beneficiaries. In this paper, we exploit time-series variation in Medicaid … with improvements in access, better self-reported health, and fewer school days missed among beneficiaries …

study is on determining whether a lack of health insurance significantly impacted vaccination propensities. If it is indeed … the case that a lack of health insurance mattered, this would be informative for policymakers since they tried to address … vaccines were made available free of cost to the public in the United States, irrespective of their insurance status. A policy …

expenditures in education, health, and infrastructure on economic growth, poverty, and income distribution in the past 20 years …

impact population health? To answer this question, we leverage the fact that U.S. states that enjoy excess representation in … by excess representation had substantial impacts on population health. For each $1,000 increase in federal fiscal aid per …-wide health disparities over the course of the pandemic …

of the covid19-induced fiscal stimulus, also matters, especially health care spending. However, the relationship is …

study investigated the unique relationship between investment in human capital proxied by spending in education and health … investment comprising private and government health expenditures, primary, secondary and tertiary education expenditures were … health. …

The United States government spends billions on public health insurance and has funded a number of programs to build … different times, and for different populations. We explore whether access to both health insurance and hospitals can improve … health outcomes and access to health care. We analyze a coal mining union health insurance program in 1950s Appalachia with …

analogy to medical treatments, the individual exposure to these tools may have side effects. We study effects on health using … outcomes before and after exposure to training and sanctions. We find that training improves cardiovascular and mental health … sanctions cause a short-run deterioration of mental health, possibly due higher stress levels, but this tapers out quickly. …

analogy to medical treatments, the individual exposure to these tools may have side effects. We study effects on health using … outcomes before and after exposure to training and sanctions. We find that training improves cardiovascular and mental health … sanctions cause a short-run deterioration of mental health, possibly due higher stress levels, but this tapers out quickly. …