We estimate the dual effects of immigration and obesity on labor market outcomes in the UK. There is only one other paper that has estimated these dual effects on a sample of immigrants to the US. We use the British Household Panel Survey, which contains information on height and weight for 2004...

We contribute to the growing literature exploring the effect of social capital (SC) on health in several ways. First, we compare three different measures of SC and find remarkable consistency in their effects on health. Second, we use a long panel and account for the time persistence of...

Since 2010, interest in the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model has grown considerably. ACOs have developed and proliferated in part as the result of intentional government policy, both from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Affordable Care Act. In turn, this has...

A decade’s worth of evidence supports troubling findings that private equity business practices have a negative impact on competition in healthcare and on patients. A new white paper, produced by experts at the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) and UC Berkeley, calls for immediate attention...

Context: Dramatic increases in pharmaceutical merger and acquisition (M&A) activity since 2010 suggest we are in the midst of a third wave of industry consolidation.Methods: The authors reviewed 168 economic, legal, medical, industry, and government sources to examine the effects of...

The continued rise in U.S. healthcare spending, along with growth in the number of uninsured, has spurred the move toward consumer-driven health plans. We review new legislation covering such plans, analyze their penetration in the marketplace, and predict their growth. We also use current...

As dominant sellers of health insurance and buyers of health services, Blue Cross and Blue Shield have potential monopoly and monopsony power. The credible threat of entry resulting from the increased competitiveness of these markets in the 1980s may have produced competitive outcomes--reduced...