We estimate the impact of nurse unions on health care quality using patient discharge data and the universe of hospital … hospital-specific trends, we find that unionized hospitals also outperform hospitals without any union election in the same 12 …

The approaches to cancer management are changing and the patients are living longer.However, there are various ethical … issues that cancer patients and families are facing in the health care setting. In this paper an explanations of some …

ICER of transplantation was $6.646.980 in high risk and $6.246.762 in intermediate risk patients. The ICERs are lower than … in high or intermediate risk pediatric patients …

health-care information, data sufficiency, and final outcomes of Vietnamese patients' choice of health-care provider. The … are critical factors in helping patients choose a health-care provider In addition, empirical probabilities for different … conditions patients face are provided together with insights and policy implications. Final suggestions emphasize an upgrade of …

substitution patterns between exchange transplants and other transplant outcomes. Exploiting variation in patients exposure to …

This paper investigates the consequences that patients face when their regular primary care provider closes down her … practice, typically due to retirement. We estimate the causal impact of closures on patients' utilization patterns, medical … expenditures, hospitalizations, and health plan choice. Employing a difference-in-difference framework, we find that patients who …

investigates the effects of reducing cost sharing for outpatient services on hospital admissions by exploring a subsidy policy for … hospital admissions, although this effect varies by region. The subsidy reduces the number of overall admissions in low …

referrals. METHODS We estimate patients’ life expectancy based on projected survival of patients after mitral valve surgery and … develop a cost model to calculate short- and long-term benefits and costs to both patients and payers. Benefits include … increased life expectancy and avoidance of medical complications for patients. Short-term costs include all upfront payments by …