Growth in the number of days between an appointment request and the actual appointment reduces demand. Although such waiting times are relatively low in the US, current policy initiatives could cause them to increase. We estimate multiple-equation models of physician utilization and insurance...

Americans finance health care through a variety of private insurance plans and public programs. This organizational fragmentation could threaten continuity of care and adversely affect outcomes. Using a large sample of veterans who were eligible for mixtures of VA- and Medicare-financed care, we...

Long wait times are a problem for many budget-constrained public health care delivery systems around the world. We estimate the effectiveness of two supply levers on lowering wait times for new patients: 1) increasing clinician supply, and 2) increasing clinician productivity. We introduce new...

As is common in the private insurance market, insurers offering Medicare Advantage (MA) plans typically restrict the network of providers from which patients can seek care. Existing work evaluating the breadth of these provider networks relies on provider directories and typically measures...