This article examines how the excise tax affects firm research and development (R&D) investment and performance in the medical device industry in the United States. The Affordable Care Act imposed a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices from January 2013. Using the Compustat data from 2006 and...

This study investigated whether the type of hospital in which a Medicare beneficiary is admitted for hip fracture, stroke, coronary heart disease, or congestive heart failure matters in terms of amount and timing of Medicare payments and survival. In total, government hospitals were the least...

This study investigated whether the type of hospital in which a Medicare beneficiary is admitted for hip fracture, stroke, coronary heart disease, or congestive heart failure matters in terms of amount and timing of Medicare payments and survival. In total, government hospitals were the least...