The determination of death in the United States can have strong financial implications. For example, a declaration of suicide can nullify life insurance benefits. However, the intent of death may be made by an elected official who is not required to have any medical training. Medical examiners...

This paper considers the effect of mental health insurance mandates on the supply of cadaveric donors. The mandate decreases the count of organ donors from suicides, specifically among females, causing the overall level of cadaveric donors to decrease by 0.69%