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The case for presenteeism
Markussen, Simen; Mykletun, Arnstein; Røed, Knut - 2010
Can activation requirements control moral hazard problems in public sickness absence insurance and accelerate recovery? Based on empirical analysis of Norwegian data, we show that it can. Activation requirements not only bring down benefit claims, they also reduce the likelihood that long-term...
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Suit the action to the word, the word to the action: Hypothetical choices and real decisions in Medicare Part D
Kesternich, Iris; Heiss, Florian; McFadden, Daniel; … - 2012
In recent years, consumer choice has become an important element of public policy. One reason is that consumers differ in their tastes and needs, which they can express most easily through their own choices. Elements that strengthen consumer choice feature prominently in the design of public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427623
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Suit the action to the word, the word to the action : hypothetical choices and real decisions in Medicare Part D
Kesternich, Iris; Heiss, Florian; McFadden, Daniel; … - 2012
In recent years, consumer choice has become an important element of public policy. One reason is that consumers differ in their tastes and needs, which they can express most easily through their own choices. Elements that strengthen consumer choice feature prominently in the design of public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009656193
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Do the obese really die younger or do health expenditures buy them extra years?
Frijters, Paul; Barón, Juan D. - 2009
when controlling for smoking and the long-term effects of obesity. …
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Effects of the Affordable Care Act on health behaviors after three years
Courtemanche, Charles; Marton, James; Ukert, Benjamin; … - 2018
This paper examines the impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - which substantially increased insurance coverage through regulations, mandates, subsidies, and Medicaid expansions - on behaviors related to future health risks after three years. Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor...
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Dynamics of U.S. State Cigarette Consumption : Evidence from Panel Error Correction Modeling
Goel, Rajeev K. - 2016
are significant, with substantial variations across individual states. Of the various smoking control policies considered …, questions remain as to the effectiveness of aggregate anti-smoking initiatives that treat all states alike. Furthermore, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012996158
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Early effects of the Affordable Care Act on health care access, risky health behaviors, and self-assessed health
Courtemanche, Charles; Marton, James; Ukert, Benjamin; … - 2017
The goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to achieve nearly universal health insurance coverage through a combination of mandates, subsidies, marketplaces, and Medicaid expansions, most of which took effect in 2014. We use data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to examine...
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Cigarette taxes and youth smoking : updated estimates using YRBS data
Hansen, Benjamin; Sabia, Joseph J.; Rees, Daniel I. - 2015
) found a strong, negative relationship between cigarette taxes and youth smoking. We revisit this relationship using four … smoking when we restrict our attention to the period 2007-2013. …
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Beyond Ratification : The Future for U.S. Engagement on International Tobacco Control
Bollyky, Thomas J. - 2010
Tobacco use is arguably the greatest threat to global health. Tobacco use and secondhand smoke kill more people annually than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Yet, tobacco use is also one of the most preventable threats to global health. Cost-effective, evidence-based tobacco...
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Cigarette Smoking and Food Insecurity Among Low-Income Families in the United States, 2001
Armour, Brian; Pitts, M. Melinda; Lee, Chung-won - 2014
The goal of this research is to quantify the association between food insecurity and smoking among low-income families … smoking prevalence is higher among low-income families who are food insecure compared to low-income families who are food … secure (43.6 percent versus 31.9 percent). Multivariate analysis reveals that smoking is associated with an increase in food …
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