Background. Differences in health and health services use among different ethnic groups within populations have been … always a major concern in democratic societies. Past research has documented the gaps both in health and in services … utilization between the Israeli Arab and Jewish populations. Method. This paper studies the 1993 utilization of health services by …

In this article, we discuss the public health provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). We … first set forth a framework to identify the key reforms that are needed for a robust public health system. These include … would make significant investment in public health (especially in wellness and prevention programs), it does little to …

This paper studies the performance of immigrants relative to natives, in terms of their health status, use of health … care services, lifestyles, and coverage of health expenditures. We base the analysis on international evidence that … identified a healthy immigrant effect, complemented by empirical research on the Portuguese National Health Survey. Furthermore …

We study the effect of hospital adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) on health outcomes, particularly patient …

health who met to discuss problems and potential solutions at the intersection of these fields. This report summarizes this … specific patent doctrines that can provide or help provide sufficient incentives for health-related innovation? Second, is … health information being used proprietarily and if so, is this type of protection appropriate? Third, does IP conflict with …

Whether user fees for basic health services should be charged or abolished for the poor has recently been debated. This … study examines the impact on child health status of removing user fees in South Africa. Our main innovation is to exploit … little political power and residential choice. By comparing health development across ex ante similar children, we find that …

Individuals seeking health care in Senegal, face different options in terms of which type of health service to use … use of health care providers in Senegal using a conditional Logit model on 8,395 individuals from the second Senegalese … of health providers’ use, but individual and household characteristics like location, education, and gender are also …

We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children’s labor market outcomes. We focus on health shocks which …

In 2006, the state of Massachusetts sanctioned the individual health insurance mandate and the expansion of health …. This finding may results from the expansion of health insurance coverage, which reduces the financial stress and improves … the mental health and wellbeing particularly among the low income families …

, and sorting healthier patients into participating hospitals. Conditional on patient health, however, doctors do not reduce …