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-adjusted mortality rates of residents of Germany, using longitudinal, annual, state-level data during the period 2000-2007. The estimates …-adjusted cancer mortality rates of residents of France, using longitudinal, annual, cancer-site-level data during the period 2002 … mortality rates, and may have accounted for as much as half of the decline …
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last two decades, this paper re-examines the relationship between governance, health expenditure, and maternal mortality … study reveals that a one-point improvement in governance index decreases maternal mortality by 8-10%. We also find that good …
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This paper studies the optimal long-run public intervention in a two-period OLG model where the probability of surviving the first period and the length of the second period can be influenced by distinct policies. While the optimal size of public intervention depends on the extra-productivity of...
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Once a humble, beloved, charity-based arm of the healthcare industry, hospice is now a multi-billion dollar industry, funded almost exclusively by Medicare, run by for-profit corporations answering to private equity investors and Wall Street, and more and more frequently plagued by fraud and...
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. This paper investigates changes in mortality after the introduction of screening guidelines for breast and prostate cancers …-differencing strategy finds a moderately sized mortality benefit from mammography and PSA screening guidelines among recommended age groups … and little change in mortality rates among age groups not recommended to receive screening. Falsification tests provide …
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This paper offers an integrated view of the relationships between health spending, medical innovation, health status, growth and welfare. Health spending triggers technological progress, which is a potential source of better outcomes in terms of longevity and quality of life, a direct source of...
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attempts to quantify these developments in mortality and especially morbidity. The paper provides an outline of an original … morbidity and mortality have provided a considerable contribution to the growth of GDP per capita when defined on a utility … possible to conclude that improvements in health have been substantial. These findings seem sensible since mortality and …
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In this study we report an attempt to measure the value adult Swedes impute to an increased survival probability at high ages. A rating scale between the worst possible quality of life (=3D1) and the best possible quality of life (=3D10) is used to indicate the quality of life a person expects...
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methods to provide both central estimates and bounds on the effect of health insurance on health and mortality among the near … average effect of uninsurance on mortality and health is plausible, some selection effects that might explain our full results …
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