We use panel data techniques and information on state-level Food Stamp Program (FSP) characteristics to obtain unbiased estimates of the impact of FSP participation on weight status and health care spending among non-elderly adults. Our results suggest that program participation by women leads...

U.S. health care spending in 2012 totaled $2.8 trillion or 17.2 percent of gross domestic product. Given the magnitude of health care spending, the large public sector role in health care, and the reforms being implemented under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), we believe it...

We use panel data techniques and information on state-level Food Stamp Program characteristics to obtain unbiased estimates of the impact of Food Stamp Program participation on weight status and health care spending among nonelderly adults. Our results suggest that program participation by women...

U.S. health care spending in 2012 totaled $2.8 trillion or 17.2 percent of gross domestic product. Given the magnitude of health care spending, the large public sector role in health care, and the reforms being implemented under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), we believe it...

Objective. To compare health care utilization between Canadian and U.S. residents. Data Sources. Nationally representative 2007 surveys from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) for the U.S. and the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) for Canada. Study Design. We use descriptive and...

In this article, we investigated the effects of marriage and spousal characteristics on the use of preventive care. We accounted for the endogeneity of marriage by combining propensity score estimation techniques with marriage transitions observed in longitudinal data. Results indicated that...

The demand for primary care services is expected to increase at a time of persistent shortages of primary care physicians (PCPs) in the U.S. A proposed solution is to expand the role of other allied health professions. This study examines the effects of visits to nurse practitioners (NPs) on the...