The contraction in health care consumption at the start of the pandemic provides insight into central economic questions of waste and productivity in the U.S. health care system. Using linked mortality and Electronic Medical Records, we compare people who had outpatient appointments scheduled...

One of the most fascinating puzzles of comparative politics is why the extent of the modern state's reach into core areas of public policy varies so wildly. This paper suggests a preliminary explanation of the size of the nonprofit provision in the areas of social services, health care, and...

Our Investigation -- Failures of Leadership -- American Culture Makes Us Vulnerable -- Covid and Racism -- Public Health -- Crisis in the Hospital -- Rise of the Payvider : Aligning Incentives -- Training Doctors -- The Promise and Peril of Technology -- Covid, Work and Health -- Quality, Safety...