We present results from a nationally representative survey of American adults, guided by a simple theoretical model expressing health care-seeking behavior as a function of economic and behavioral fundamentals and highlighting the role of trust. We report several findings. First, we document a...

There are inadequate consumer protections from harmful medical billing practices that result in unavoidable, unexpected, and often financially devastating medical bills. The problem stems from increasing cost shifting to patients underway in American health care and the inordinate complexity...

Inefficient public health intervention is a universal problem. Several provinces in China have pioneered a public health voucher system, issuing voucher to residents for them to claim free public health services. Although not its original intention, we deem that the voucher system could increase...

We study patient mobility in the Italian National Health System, using patient-episode level data on elective Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty procedures over the years 2008-2011. We examine how patients' choice of the hospital is affected by changes in waiting times and clinical...

Today, the changing lifestyles, job stress, and environmental pollutions all together made men’s life failed to achieve harmony within the body, mind, and soul. In this scenario, Ayurveda has placed in a rescue role to bring back those lives through a peaceful healthcare system. 1000 years...